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

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.