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Fragment of an ornamental band
Persian
17th–18th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 11 x 2 3/4 in. (28 x 7 cm)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number31.102
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: worn gold (gilded silver wound on yellow silk) weft, tied by neutral orange warp. Design: roses (?) and irises growing from undulating vine, woven with pink, light neutral pink, light green, dark green, light, dark, and medium blue silk weft tied by neutral orange warp. Along one side selvedge with one very fine and one heavier cord.