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Unknown Maker, Persian

Textile fragment

Maker

Unknown Maker, Persian

Culture

Persian

Title

Textile fragment

Year

1600-1650s

Medium

  • silk,
  • metallic yarn; compound weave

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • metallic yarn; compound weave

Materials

silk, metallic yarn

Geography

Place Made: Persia

Dimensions

Length: 21.1 cm (8 5/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.520

Type

  • Textiles

Publications

  • Journal

Glimpses of Grandeur: Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires

Exhibition History

Glimpses of Grandeur
Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires
Sep 24, 1999 – Dec 26, 1999

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, Persian
Textile fragment, 1600-1650s
Silk, metallic yarn; compound weave
Length: 21.1 cm (8 5/16 inches)
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.520

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