Scarf Border
1800-1870 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Lacis, silk net embroidered with silk with an added silk fringe.
Hand-made red silk net. On four sides there is a narrow border with an inscription in white Kufic reading 'Ya Ali'. There is a zigzag line in white on either side. The central field has a small square grid in white.
Hand-made red silk net. On four sides there is a narrow border with an inscription in white Kufic reading 'Ya Ali'. There is a zigzag line in white on either side. The central field has a small square grid in white.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | silk thread, netting, embroidering |
| Brief description | embroidered net, 1800s, Persian |
| Physical description | Lacis, silk net embroidered with silk with an added silk fringe. Hand-made red silk net. On four sides there is a narrow border with an inscription in white Kufic reading 'Ya Ali'. There is a zigzag line in white on either side. The central field has a small square grid in white. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Embroidered in the border: 'Ya Ali') |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2352-1876 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2009 |
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