Sash with Flowering Plants, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, probably Kashan, Silk, silver- and gilt-metal wrapped thread

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Sash with Flowering Plants, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, probably Kashan, Silk, silver- and gilt-metal wrapped thread (metal strip, silk core); taqueté, brocaded, Textile: H. 164 in. ( cm), Textiles-Costumes, Sashes like this one became popular in seventeenth-century Iran, where they were tied around the waist with the ends hanging down. The arrangement seen here is a common design, consisting of two end panels containing flowering plants separated by a field of narrow alternating bands of floral scrolls

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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