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A celebratory hanging of burgundy facecloth
dedicated to Tsar Nicolas II, Emperor of Russia, applied and embroidered with a central cypress tree-shaped calligraphic cartouche, against a ground densely worked with brightly coloured flowers, the borders with further inscriptions eulogising the Emperor, the outer borders with boteh and flower-filled cornucopia, Rescht, dated 1896, (damages and repairs, possibly reduced)--174cm x 344cm
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dedicated to Tsar Nicolas II, Emperor of Russia, applied and embroidered with a central cypress tree-shaped calligraphic cartouche, against a ground densely worked with brightly coloured flowers, the borders with further inscriptions eulogising the Emperor, the outer borders with boteh and flower-filled cornucopia, Rescht, dated 1896, (damages and repairs, possibly reduced)--174cm x 344cm
See Colour Plate 3
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Further details
This may have been made as a gift to Nicolas II from the new Shah of Persia, Muzaffer ad-Din (1896-1907), after his elevation in the year 1896.
The lower cartouche bears the name of the factory of Muhammad Bagher Hussein.
The lower cartouche bears the name of the factory of Muhammad Bagher Hussein.