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Fragment of ornamental band
Persian
17th–18th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 1 9/16 x 8 11/16 in. (4 x 22 cm)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number31.84
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: worn gold (gilded silver wound on yellow silk) weft tied by neutral orange silk warp. Design (crossing warp diagonally) parrots beside flowering trees, woven with two shades of light yellowish pink, two shades of neutral violet, green and dark blue silk and worn silver (silver wound on white silk) weft tied by neutral orange silk warp. On each side of band a little plain green silk.