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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Persian
Title:Household textile, possibly rug
Date Made:18th century
Type:Floor Covering
Materials:silk embroidery on silk velvet
Measurements:whole: 70 1/2 x 48 1/4 in.; 179.07 x 122.555 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1952.98
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. George L. Hamilton
Access Restrictions:Offsite - unavailable
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College

Description:
Light orange and white silk embroidery on royal blue velvet ground; rare piece with little apparent European influence, stylistically.

Subjects:
Embroidery; Silk

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