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MMI 1980:009 :: textile fragment

Object description

Pink silk scattered with bouquets of yellow flowers, green leaves borders stressed with brown. As a frame a red and white striped silk separated by yellow. The corners, square violet brocadepieces with green, pink, blue and yellow flowers.

Mounted on a printed cotton cloth, polychrome, representing a mosque, flowers, birds and gazelles, edging, indigo blue.

Data elements
References (1)

Object, external - same as

EM:2008.03.0046

Source - http: kulturarvsdata.se

Inventory number

MMI 1980:009

Serie nummer

12475

Previous ID

2008.03.0046

Object

textile fragment

Country - Origin

Iran : Asia

Material

Silk and cotton

Loan out - Current

0000.0006, Etnografiska museet

Acquisition

Purchased from Mrs Ingrid Rudling, Stockholm, with a contribution from C.J. Lamm, price 3000 kr, of which 2000 kr from Lamm.

Description, Swedish

Textilfragment

Description

Mounted on a printed cotton cloth, polychrome, representing a mosque, flowers, birds and gazelles, edging, indigo blue.

Period

Safavid (1501-1736)

Comments

The silk has probably been mounted in the cotton cloth at a later date.

Flyttas till Etnografiska.

Height / Höjd

62 cm

Dimensions

W. 46 cm, H. 62 cm

Condition

Worn

Original register

Islam

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MMI 1980:009 :: textile fragment

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