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Unknown Maker, Persian

Textile (Pieced Fragments),

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Persian, or, Ottoman Turkish

Title

Textile (Pieced Fragments)

Medium

cashmere, silk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Cashmere wool twill-weave ground with silk embroidery and couched metallic-wrapped thread

Techniques

  • Cashmere wool twill-weave ground with silk embroidery and couched metallic-wrapped thread

Dimensions

55.9 x 58.4 cm (22 x 23 inches)

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Bequest of Lyra Brown Nickerson

Object Number

16.479

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Textile (Pieced Fragments)

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