"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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
1870 to 1879
18th century
19th century
about 1890
19th century
18th century
18th century