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Embroidery

Persian

Medium/Technique Cotton plain weave with silk embroidery
Dimensions 75 x 65 cm (29 1/2 x 25 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number00.588
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWhite cotton, on which are arranged diagonal bands of floral ornament, embroidered with blue, yellow, red, green, light brown and white silk. Only the outline of the flowers is worked. Between the floral bands are narrow bands of herringbone design, worked with bluish-green and yellow. On each end is a floral border.