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Turkey

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Victoria and Albert MuseumVictoria and Albert Museum
Identifier
T.785-1974
Acquisition
Given by Mr Edmund de Unger
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
23.8125 cm (height)
4.1275 cm (height)
28 cm (width)
2.8575 cm (width)
23.8 cm (width)
27.94 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Textile of woven silk, Turkey, 17th century Textile of lightweight silk woven in buff with bands of decorations in alternating rows. The band of interlaced decoration in purple is followed by a narrower band in cream and green. There is a plain selvage on one side.