Dervish cap with inscriptions

1892–93

Object PlaceIran

Medium/TechniqueAppliquéd, wool and silk; wool plain weave, fulled, appliquéd with wool twill, and embroidered with silk

Dimensions52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Dr. George O. Clark

Accession number51.669

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InscriptionsAn invocation to the Prophet's son-in-law, Ali.

ProvenanceGift of Dr. George O. Clark, April 12, 1951.

19th century

19th century

19th century

19th century

1850–65

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19th century

mid-19th century

late 16th–early 17th century

early 18th century

17th or 18th century