Description
Gold thread forms the background of undecipherable texts and interlaced medallions in two tripartite bands woven with silk in slit-tapestry weave on a dark blue-green sharb linen ground. Sharb is a fine linen, which often formed the ground fabric for ṭirāz. Roosters, hens, and confronted chicks decorate the medallions.
Provenance
Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
Accession Number
1982.103
Medium
plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 14.8 cm (11 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Classification
Textile
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund