Velvet Fragment with Bird and Flower Design
Object type: Textile fragment
Department: Islamic Art
Date: second half 16th century
Medium: Silk; cut and voided velvet, with continuous floats of flat metal thread
Dimensions: Textile: H. 21 7/16 in. (54.5 cm)
            W. 13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm)
Mount: H. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm)
            W. 18 in. (45.7 cm)
            D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles
Geography: Attributed to Kashan   Iran  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1972
Accession year: 1972
Tags: Birds|Flowers