DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Chain Stitch Embroidery

NameEmbroidery

CulturePersian

DateLate 18th-19th century

Place madeIran, Middle East, Asia

MediumSilk, wool

Dimensions86 × 64 1/2 in. (218.4404 × 163.8303 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.851

Object numberA.1995.93.851

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionPersian chain stitch embroidery on felted wool ground with pictorial motifs drawn from legendary and literary sources; colors are red, black, white, coral, purple, pale green, blues, gray, yellow, bronze, gold; silk embroidery on wool. For further information, see the description in the hard record.