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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.