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The white ground is divided into wide and narrow stripes; all the colour is carried in the warp. From the left:\r\n[1] narrow stripe with an upright floral motif of an iris, 2 buds and 2 pale green leaves rising from a small dark green mound with a pair of small dark green leaves.  The petals of the flowers and buds are worked in cream silk. The floral motif alternates with a small dark green flowerhead in the centre of 2 dark green brackets with half flowerheads at each end.\r\n[2] wide stripe: a cartouche shaped lattice formed by fine dark green S and Z shaped lines with a rounded pale green flowerhead where the lines meet and also half way along each line.  In each compartment is a stylized cypress tree in pale green with dark green details.\r\n[3] as [1]\r\n[4] Central stripe: this is a narrower version of [2] and is 13 cm wide rather than 29.5 cm. The design in the upper 13.5 cm changes to form a mihrab/niche.  The change is abrupt with 3 dark green and 2 pale green lines forming an elongated lobed arch.  The ground is yellow and the niche contains curling dark green stems bearing pink carnations. There is a spray of 4 pink flowerheads at the base of the arch and at the top of it is a motif in dark and pale green which looks like the 'eye' in a peacock feather.\r\nBacking: pieced; white ground printed with small black dots and fine black stems and leaves which come from a curved dull red feathery leaf outlined in white.\r\nFacing: bias cut, white and dark grey striped cotton.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"designed and made by","id":"x28674"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, printing, sewing.","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2010CT4415","2018KX9620","2018KX9621","2018KX9622","2018KX9623","2018KX9624"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"011","id":"THES312302"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Cover","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Iran","id":"x30220"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1800-1880","earliest":"1800-01-01","latest":"1880-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"138","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"91.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Middle East, Textile; woven silk, 1800s, Persian","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Jennifer Wearden and Patricia L. 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