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"Rasht" inlaid hanging
"Rasht" inlaid hanging

"Rasht" inlaid hanging

19th or early 20th century
Object PlaceNorthwestern Iran (Rasht)
Medium/TechniqueWool, silk, and metal-wrapped silk; wool flannel ground and inlays; wool, silk, and metal-wrapped silk embroidery in chain and satin stitches; couched metal-wrapped yarn
Dimensions92 x 166 cm (36 1/4 x 65 3/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.527
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ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsPersian inscriptionsProvenance1943, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 - d. 1957), Chicago, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 14, 1943)