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Lot Essay
Though often referred to as embroideries, panels of this type were created using several different techniques. This included the cutting out of parts of the ground fabric and the insertion of identical-shaped pieces of felted material, a technique known as resht-duzi. In the late 19th century, Major R. Murdoch Smith, the director of the Persian Telegraph Department, recalled that although the technique had originally been used for 'showy horse clothing,' by the 1870s Rasht embroideries were being used 'for table, sofa, and chair covers, where intercourse with Europeans has introduced such articles of furniture' (quoted by Jennifer Wearden, "Rasht Textiles", HALI 59, p.121).
A textile of very similar design to the present lot, with a near identical border, was sold by Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 31 May 2014, lot 160. However, that textile was less than half the size of the present lot. A comparable example in terms of size was sold in these Rooms, 15 April 2010, lot 72. As well as a similar design, that panel was inscribed with the name of the patron, 'Awn al-Mamalek via the courtier Sayyed Razi Mustafawi, and dated AH 1291 / 1874 AD.
A textile of very similar design to the present lot, with a near identical border, was sold by Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 31 May 2014, lot 160. However, that textile was less than half the size of the present lot. A comparable example in terms of size was sold in these Rooms, 15 April 2010, lot 72. As well as a similar design, that panel was inscribed with the name of the patron, 'Awn al-Mamalek via the courtier Sayyed Razi Mustafawi, and dated AH 1291 / 1874 AD.