Textile fragment with falconer and servant
mid-16th century
Object PlaceIran
Medium/TechniqueSilk and metal-wrapped thread; cut-and-voided velvet, brocaded
Dimensions24.5 x 34 cm (9 5/8 x 13 3/8 in.)
Credit Line1931 Purchase Fund
Accession number35.88
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ProvenanceSaid to come from the Monastery of Great Lavra, Mount Athos, Greece [see note 1]. 1931, Städtisches Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf. By 1934, Dr. H. Burg, Haarlem, the Netherlands; 1935, sold by Dr. H. Burg to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 7, 1935)
NOTES:
[1] Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Persian Art (exh. cat. Royal Academy of Arts, London, January 7 - February 28, 1931), cat. no. 390.
NOTES:
[1] Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Persian Art (exh. cat. Royal Academy of Arts, London, January 7 - February 28, 1931), cat. no. 390.
mid-16th century
First half of the 16th century
First half of the 16th century
16th century
17th century
late 15th–early 16th century
1450–1500
third quarter 15th century
15th century
16th–17th century