Photo of collection object Wall cover with flora, peacocks, and portrait medallions — Wall cover with flora, peacocks, and portrait medallions, 1800s. taffeta, hand-painted, block-printed: silk and pigments, Overall: 82.6 x 194.3 cm (32 1/2 x 76 1/2 in.). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1483. CC0.

Wall cover with flora, peacocks, and portrait medallions

1800s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Wall cover with flora, peacocks, and portrait medallions, 1800s. Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925). Taffeta, hand-painted, block-printed: silk and pigments; overall: 82.6 x 194.3 cm (32 1/2 x 76 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1483

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: taffeta, hand-painted, block-printed: silk and pigments
Medium: taffeta, hand-painted, block-printed, silk, pigments
Dimensions: Overall: 82.6 x 194.3 cm (32 1/2 x 76 1/2 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1916.1483
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Exhibitions: Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900
Rights Statement: CC0

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