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Fragment of ornamental band
Persian
17th–18th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 1 9/16 x 18 5/16 in. (4 x 46.5 cm)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number31.87
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: worn gold (gilded silver wound on yellow silk) weft tied by orange silk warp. Design: (crossing warp diagonally), delicate flowering vine with parrots, woven with two shades of pink light bluish gray, green and two shades of neutral violet silk weft tied by pink silk warp. On each side of band a little plain green silk and fringed warp threads. Two pieces sewed together.