Field: red, with bright red, dark blue, blue, brown and white. Decorated with ten stripes, 3, 5, 7 and 9 include "boteh". Skirt decorated with highly stylised flower design.
Warp: undyed white. Weft: dyed red. Persian (asymmetric) knot.
Sides: double-overcast in blue, small sections red.
Top of plain weave, turned under, red and blue decorative striped stitching. Lower edge plain weave, frayed warp fringe.
Given by Mr. Arthur Li, in memory of Ian Stephens
Height: 64.5 in
Width: 39.5 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1985-10-21) by Li, Arthur
19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
1875
-
1925
Ersari tribe
Accession number: T.38-1985
Primary reference Number: 185931
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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