Description
Two double rows of inscription run in the warp direction of the textile, the dark lettering oriented at right angles to the warp. In the center is a floral medallion with pendants. The design is woven in golden brown, gray brown, and dark blue-green (all now faded) against a dark golden tan ground. Both selvages are preserved.
Provenance
(Nassiri Amini, Tehran, Iran, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-1968); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1968-)
Accession Number
1968.232
Medium
Silk: lampas weave
Dimensions
Overall: 69.8 x 55.3 cm (27 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)
Classification
Textile
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund