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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
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
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.