Description
The sleeves, neck opening, and most of the front area nearly to waist are preserved; the back has large areas missing. The foliated inscription bands on the sleeves near the shoulder seams are in white (faded from blue) on a pink and brown ground.
Provenance
(Nassiri Amini, Tehran, Iran, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-1968); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1968-)
Accession Number
1968.230
Medium
Silk: lampas weave
Dimensions
Overall: 127 x 149.8 cm (50 x 59 in.)
Classification
Textile
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund