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Velvet Fragment with Striped Floral Design

Velvet Fragment with Striped Floral Design

CulturePersian
Date17th century
MediumCut and voided velvet, satin weave foundation, silk pile, silk and foil wrapped silk
DimensionsOverall: 15 × 13 1/2 inches (38.1 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-126/31
On View
Not on view
DescriptionStriped pattern on yellow and white ground, alternating undulating stem with carnations and flower shrub with bird in oranges, tan and blue.Exhibition History
No exhibition history known at this time.
Provenance

Marzcell von Nemes (born Mózes Klein, 1866-1930), Budapest, Munich, Venice, and Paris, by 1930;

Purchased at Nemes’ posthumous sale, Sammlung Marczell von Nemes: Textilien, Skulpturen, Kunstwewerbe, Munich, June 16, 1931, lot 269 Sammlung von 345 Stoffmustern, through Harold Woodbury Parsons, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1931 [1].

[1] Auction catalogue accessed online, September 4, 2019, https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/helbing1931_06_16bd2

Published References
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