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Fragment with birds, flowers, and animal predators
Fragment with birds, flowers, and animal predators

Fragment with birds, flowers, and animal predators

18th century
Object PlaceIran
Medium/TechniqueSilk, metal-wrapped silk, and gilt-silver strips; plain weave with complementary wefts and inner warps (taqueté), brocaded
DimensionsHeight x width: 32 11/16 x 12 3/16 in. (83 x 31 cm)
Credit LineJohn Wheelock Eliot Fund et al
Accession number51.731
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ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsPrinted on paper label label sewn to reverse (all caps): "Exhibition of Persian Art London 1931"ProvenanceJohn Wheelock Eliot Fund et al., May 10, 1951.
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