Textile
date: label: Date
content: 18th or 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: On double thickness of off-white cotton, design of groups of people, animals, trees, scattered fowl and insects, all facing toward central crouching camel with howdah on his back. Wide border of floral rosettes with guard borders of twining garlands. Embroidery is in shades of green, blue and yellow silk.
place: label: made in
content: Iran
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Provident Securities Company from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Crocker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1955-133-24
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Textile
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: satin, stem, chain and couching stitches on plain weave foundation
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 92.2 x 128 cm (36 5/16 x 50 3/8 in.)