Textile Fragment with Design of Assorted Floral Sprays
- Culture
- Persian
- Dynasty
- Safavid dynasty, 1501–1736
- Date
- late 17th century
- made in
- Isfahan, Isfahan province, Iran, Asia
- Classification
- Textiles
- Collection
- Islamic Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 16 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (41.3 × 28.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nasli Heeramaneck
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 90:1953
NOTES
This fragmentary textile has a beige-gold background with three blue and salmon floral patterns arranged vertically. Some of the floral sprays emerge from the ground. Others appear from a low container or from a vase with open, full-faced, profile, and drooping flowers. The leaves are uniformly yellow-green and outlined with dark green.
A very similar textile from the same period was used to make a wide-sleeved Orthodox Christian liturgical garment called a “dalmatic” (saccos), now preserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
A very similar textile from the same period was used to make a wide-sleeved Orthodox Christian liturgical garment called a “dalmatic” (saccos), now preserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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