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Piece of velvet

Persian

Medium/Technique Velvet
Dimensions Height x width: 16 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (42.5 x 15.9 cm)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.1121
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionThe ribbed ground is woven with soft pale yellow silk and strips of tarnished metals, the design of diamonds enclosing sprays of leaves and one open flower is of deep pinkish-red cut velvet irregularly streaked with pale dull yellow. Much worn.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor from C. Filippo of Paris and Teheran.