silk ikat, 1800s, Persian Silk warp ikat, plain weave; made from two separate loom pieces one of which has been reversed, placed alongside the first panel and roughly stitched to it so that there is a series of stripes running down both long edges. There are white, red and blue stripes either side of a wider yellow stripe. The main ikat pattern has heavily stylised, directional cartouche forms which run in alternate direction on the two panels. There is a series of bands in red, yellow and blue across the top and bottom, 14.5 cm deep. The top and bottom edges have been rolled and stitched. Colours: white, red, blue, green, yellow, purple Paper label pinned on. Ink inscription ‘Sawlivar [or Shawlwar] Made at Korasan. Esteemed for ladies drapes. ??Tissue Woven Silk?? The piece 38 Rupes.’ Added pencilled note: ‘Yezd’ and two illegible words with the figure ‘90’. There is also an ink inscription in Farsi reading ‘shawlvar’ and ‘Khurasan’.