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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Persian (17th-18th century)
Title:'Shah Abbas I' Brocaded Textile
Date Made:17th-18th century
Type:Textile
Materials:silk warp, silver wrapped silk weft, twistless support weft
Measurements:mount: 21 1/8 in x 29 1/2 in; 53.7 cm x 74.9 cm; sheet: 16 1/2 in x 24 in; 41.9 cm x 61 cm
Accession Number:  AC T.1940.16
Credit Line:Museum purchase
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Probably woven on a draw loom.

Label Text:
Shah Abbas I (1588-1629) was a patron of both business and the arts. This 17th century Persian textile fragment is from a church in Poland, which is evidence of Shah Abbas' widespread trade in Europe. During his reign he also established royal workshops and brocade artists were encouraged to migrate to Persia and revive this ancient art.

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