Details
A fragment of burgundy velvet
woven with silver tiger stripes and chintamani pearls, (one selvedge), Ottoman, 16th century--6in x 17in (14cm x 41cm)
See Colour Plate 17
woven with silver tiger stripes and chintamani pearls, (one selvedge), Ottoman, 16th century--6in x 17in (14cm x 41cm)
See Colour Plate 17
Literature
Cf Errera, Page 144, No137 for an illustration of an apparantly identical velvet, which quotes another fragment held by the Victoria & Albert Museum, No 356, said to have been exhibited in 1903 in Paris at the Exposition de l'Art Oriental
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