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Persian · Late 19th Century
Silk of Isfahan
Isfahan silk of the late nineteenth century, at nine hundred knots to the square inch. The drawing has the city's signature precision; the palette — red, cream and navy — its signature warmth. A collector's weight of silk in a generous format.
Isfahan silk of the late nineteenth century, at nine hundred knots to the square inch. The drawing has the city’s signature precision; the palette — red, cream and navy — its signature warmth. A collector’s weight of silk in a generous format.
Layered rosette medallion on an ivory field of shah-abbasi palmettes; red turtle-palmette border.
- Size
- 7′5″ × 5′
- Style
- Persian — Isfahan
- Era
- Late 19th Century
- Pile
- Wool on Cotton
- Foundation
- Cotton
- Weave
- Hand-knotted
- Dyes
- Natural Vegetable
- Condition
- Excellent
Some photographs are styled visualisations; the piece itself is photographed unretouched.