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Velvet fragment from a palace curtain

1700s

Iran

Medium
taquete silk
Measurements
Overall: 190.1 x 122.6 cm (74 13/16 x 48 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.668
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Not on view
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This vertical silk fragment features a tan field framed on three sides by wide orange borders of floral motifs. The center contains orderly rows of sprigs, each bearing small blue flowers and orange leaves. Beneath the top border, a thin band of inscriptions runs horizontally. Age has left the fabric worn and frayed at the edges, with noticeable dark staining near the bottom.

Velvet fragment from a palace curtain

1700s

Iran

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