Textile
18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Textile of silk velvet decorated with rows of plants with curved foliage (in shades of green on a yellow ground), alternating with pairs of narrow bands filled with continuous leafy stems (in yellow on a ground of the same colour). The latter are edged with crimson stripes marked with white chevrons.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk velvet |
| Brief description | Textile of silk velvet, made in Iran, 18th century |
| Physical description | Textile of silk velvet decorated with rows of plants with curved foliage (in shades of green on a yellow ground), alternating with pairs of narrow bands filled with continuous leafy stems (in yellow on a ground of the same colour). The latter are edged with crimson stripes marked with white chevrons. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.285-1922 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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