Silk warp. Silk weft. Silk pile. Symmetric knot.
Lower border destroyed, raw edge; remaining edges flat weave bound with red silk and small remnant of chain (?) stitch along curved edge. Remnants of similar red silk oversewing on edges of slit . Faded red/pink ground with 'Shah Abbas' palmette and symetrically arranged flower/paeony design. Border with ivory ground.
Given by Major R.G. and Colonel T.G. Gayer-Anderson
Length: 23.5 in
Width: 22 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1942-09-30) by Gayer-Anderson, R.G. Major and Gayer-Anderson, T.G. Colonel
20th Century, Early
Production date:
circa
AD 1900
Pile
composed of
silk
Warp
composed of
silk
Weft
composed of
silk
Accession number: T.52-1942
Primary reference Number: 186249
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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