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Costume/fashion: MAR.T.19-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Man's coat. Yellow and silver background with red velvet motif. Shows influence of European textile design on Persian weaving.

Legal notes

Marlay Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century-19th Century#
Circa 1700 CE - Circa 1899 CE

School or Style

Persian

Techniques used in production

Weaving

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.T.19-1912
Primary reference Number: 197292
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 26 September 2013 Updated: Wednesday 20 September 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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