Fragment
CulturePersian
Date19th century
MediumSilk on metallic ground
DimensionsOverall: 10 × 11 3/8 inches (25.4 × 28.89 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-126/116
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DescriptionGold background, quatrefoil ogive form, conventionalized flowers in orange, lavender, and green.Exhibition HistoryNo exhibition history known at this time.
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
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