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Fragments

1700s

Iran, 18th century

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Medium
silk, brocaded, with metal thread weft
Measurements
Overall: 54 x 30.5 cm (21 1/4 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.657.b
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Location
Not on view
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An irregular, horizontally long fragment of brocaded silk features a dense pattern of small red, orange, and dark purple flowers connected by thin dark stems against a glinting gold background. Composed of several joined pieces with visible vertical seams, the textile includes a deep rectangular notch at the top right. The edges are frayed and uneven throughout, highlighting the delicate floral motifs and the piece's salvaged, fragmentary condition.

Fragments

1700s

Iran, 18th century

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