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Piece of brocade
Persian
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 14 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (37.5 x 40 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.1111
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDark red satin ground, on this are conventional composte plants; from the trunk spring of two opposite slender leaves; crossing them are two stems bearing flower buds?; above is a palmette and below a symmetrical spray of flowers and buds with a pointed serrated leaf in the middle. The design is of yellow and white silk and has a dark green silk outline. Pieced.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor from C. Filippo of Paris and Teheran.