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Embroidery

Persian or Turkish

Medium/Technique Embroidered cotton
Dimensions 68 x 66 cm (26 3/4 x 26 in.); Legacy dimension: .66 x .68
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.1119
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionDeep yellowish-red cotton ground, rows of diamond-shaped forms set obliquely and separated by white and blue irregular shaped forms. Around the edge is a border of reversed curves and oblong forms. The design is worked with dark and light blue, yellow, light green, white and black. Much of the black has worn off. Lined with bright red cotton, bound with gray cotton. Pieced and patched.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of C. Filippo of Paris and Teheran.