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Woven Silk

1550-1600
Place of origin
Iran

Middle East, Textile; Fragment possibly from a coat, red and cream silk doublecloth, repeat design depicts the Persian poetic romance of Layla and Majnun, Safavid Iran, 1550-1600


Object details

Object type
Woven silk
Materials and techniques
Red and cream silk, doublecloth.
Brief description
Middle East, Textile; Fragment possibly from a coat, red and cream silk doublecloth, repeat design depicts the Persian poetic romance of Layla and Majnun, Safavid Iran, 1550-1600
Object history
Displayed in the Exhibition of Persian Art, London, 7 January – 7 March 1931
Bibliographic references
  • The Arts of Islam, Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Hayward Gallery, 8 April - 4 July, 1976, The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1976. 396p., ill. ISBN 0 7287 0081 6 paper bound, 07287 0080 8 cloth bound. Catalogue entry 77, p.108
  • d'Hennezel, H. Le Décor des Soieries d'Arts, Paris, 1930, pl. II
  • Pope, A. D., and Ackerman, P. (eds.) A Survey of Persian Art, Oxford, 1938-9, plate 1033b
  • Persian Art. An illustrated souvenir of the exhibition of Persian Art at Burlington House London, 1931, p.79.
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
916-1897

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Record createdNovember 4, 2003
Record URL
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