Cover
Category
Textiles
Date
1880 - 1910
Materials
Silk, cotton and silver thread
Measurements
900 mm (W); 1330 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Iran
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18808
Summary
Persian embroidered cover, densely worked in gold and silver threads and a few pale silks. Central cartouche enclosing script, surrounded by birds perched among flowering foliage, four with crowned faces. Border of small floral medallions among saz and other leaves, on purple velvet ground. Late 19th - Early 20th Century. Oriental textile.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.