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Persian · Late 19th Century
Bloody Silk
Pure silk at nine hundred knots to the square inch — fine enough that the design reads like brushwork. Woven as one of a matched pair, and its twin survives with it. Deep burgundy carries the field; blue and white trace the ornament through it.
It comes with a twin.. The price is for each is listed here.
Lobed floral medallion on an ivory ground with paired birds among flowering vines; burgundy carries the ornament and the main border. Woven as one of a matched pair.
- Size
- 7′ × 4′3″
- Style
- Persian — Kashan
- Era
- Late 19th Century
- Pile
- Silk
- Foundation
- Silk
- Weave
- Hand-knotted
- Dyes
- Vegetable
- Condition
- Excellent
Some photographs are styled visualisations; the piece itself is photographed unretouched.