Caption

Fabric fragment, silk, origin: Persia Iran, 18th century. Fragment of patterned silk fabric with preserved selvedge width 0.1. Design: flower trees growing from stylized trapezoidal mound-roots, topped with flower branches growing from a plume made of stylized floral calyces. Colors: pink background with grosgrain weave; brocades in grass-green, blue, steel-grey, salmon, and white. Dimensions: 43 cm x 43 cm., A rectangular piece of worn fabric displayed on a dark background, showing a faded warm peachy-pink base with vertical seams creating panel divisions, frayed edges and several horizontal tears and holes; decorative motifs of stylized floral or tree-like shapes appear repeatedly across the surface in muted green, pale blue, soft purple, and a touch of metallic sheen, with some motifs partially damaged or missing; overall texture appears thin and aged with loose threads and slight discoloration in places.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_231

License type

Rights managed

Available size

95.7Mb (8.2Mb) / 18.6in x 20.0in / 5573 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment silk origin Persia Iran 18th century Fragment patterned silk fabric preserved selvedge width 0.1 Design flower trees growing stylized trapezoidal mound-roots topped flower branches growing plume stylized floral calyces Colors pink background grosgrain weave brocades grass-green blue steel-grey salmon white Dimensions 43 cm x rectangular piece worn fabric displayed dark background showing faded warm peachy-pink base vertical seams creating panel divisions frayed edges several horizontal tears holes decorative motifs stylized floral tree- shapes repeatedly across surface muted green pale blue soft purple touch metallic sheen motifs partially damaged missing texture thin aged loose threads slight discoloration places.