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Object Number:NEP9
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Turkish
Provenience: Near East
Period: 17th Century
Date Made: 1600-1699 CE
Early Date: 1600
Late Date: 1699
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Velvet
Technique:Brocade
Length: 60.96 cm
Width: 147.32 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1917

Description

Velvet, serpentine pattern enclosing conventional floral motive, red, green and gold. The green is a yellow-green and is inside the medal. Motives on the gold so effect is of gold on a scarlet background like NEP2

Bibliography:

[Article] Howell, Carol-Joyce. 1949. "Warp and Woof". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 14. no. 3. pg. 2-21 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 10View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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