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Fragment

1600s

Iran, 17th century

Medium
velvet (cut, voided, and brocaded); silk and gilded silver strips
Measurements
Overall: 10.2 x 55.3 cm (4 x 21 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Textile Arts Club 1946.415
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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A horizontally long moss green velvet fragment features a repeating pattern of undulating vines, jagged leaves, and rounded blossoms in silver and muted pink silk. Dark green pile contrasts with flat metallic threads winding across the textile. A thin, braided border runs along the bottom edge. Visible wear reveals the underlying weave where the velvet has thinned, exposing the ground beneath the gilded silver and silk decoration.

Fragment

1600s

Iran, 17th century

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