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Rug fragment
Southern Caucasus or Northwestern Persia
late 18th–19th century
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave and silk embroidery
Dimensions
53 x 97 cm (20 7/8 x 38 3/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .97 x .53
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number16.281
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CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite cotton closely embroidered with silk. The ground of the design is black; on this are various geometrical medallions filled with geometrical forms and very conventional trees and animals with two tails. The design is worked with soft yellows and light browns, light blue, light green, black and white silk.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of C. Filippo of Paris and Teheran.