Cover
early 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Cover of silk brocade, woven in silver thread (now much worn), salmon pink and blue on a blue ground. Two horizontal rows (one incomplete) of irises, each consisting of a long pointed leaf and a blossom on a slender curved stem. The border is filled with a wavy floral stem interlaced with arabesques. There is a cotton and purple silk lining.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk |
| Brief description | Cover, brocaded silk, Iran, early 19th century. |
| Physical description | Cover of silk brocade, woven in silver thread (now much worn), salmon pink and blue on a blue ground. Two horizontal rows (one incomplete) of irises, each consisting of a long pointed leaf and a blossom on a slender curved stem. The border is filled with a wavy floral stem interlaced with arabesques. There is a cotton and purple silk lining. |
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| Gallery label | PERSIAN; late 16th or early 17th century.
Brocaded double cloth.
2 warps: 2 wefts: 1 brocade weft.
Warp: 1 / silk, blue; 2 / silk, salmon pink.
Weft: 1. silk, blue, 2. silk, salmon pink brocade, silver metal strip on a white silk core.
Selvage. 2 cord white silk.
Borders of cloth tissue.
18-1903. |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 2481/1903, 31359/1902. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 18-1903 |
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| Record created | June 1, 2004 |
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