Textile Fragment, ca. 1540, Attributed to Iran, Silk; cut and voided velvet with continuous floats of flat metal thread, Textile: H. 40 in. (101.6 cm), Textiles, This fragment from a royal tent, produced during the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasp, displays qualities typical of textiles from this period. Densely woven silk threads form the warp and weft of cut and voided velvet, and supplementary metal threads create a shimmering effect
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Textile Fragment, ca, 1540, Attributed, Iran, Silk, cut, voided velvet, continuous floats, flat metal thread, Textile, H, 40, 101.6 cm, Textiles, fragment, royal tent, produced, reign, Safavid ruler, Shah, Tahmasp, displays qualities, typical, textiles, period, Densely woven, silk, threads, form, warp, weft, supplementary metal, create, shimmering effect
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