A celebratory hanging of burgundy facecloth
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A celebratory hanging of burgundy facecloth

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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
See Colour Plate 3

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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.