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Fragment of ornamental band

Persian
17th–18th century

Medium/Technique Silk; brocade
Dimensions Height x width: 10 1/16 x 1 15/16 in. (25.5 x 5 cm)
Credit Line Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number31.97
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionGround: worn gold (gilded silver wound on yellow silk) tied by pink silk warp. Design: conventionalized plants, irises etc., and long serrated leaves joined to make undulating line, woven with light neutral violet, darker neutral violet and green silk and worn metal (white silk and yellow silk wound with silver?) weft tied by pink silk warp. The flowers are light neutral violet outlined with dark neutral violet narrow outer borders with conventionalized plants on dark brown. On each side of band, fringed warps.