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Hanging
late 18th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Central stylized tree flanked by peacocks. Below is a hillock with pairs of lions holding animals in their mouths. The ground is filled with flowers in Indian style and birds. Colors are dark blue, red, and dull olive green with traces of gold. The central panel is framed by successive borders of various combinations of flower motifs. Backed with coarse blue and white cotton.
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Details
- Title: Hanging
- Date Created: late 18th century
- Location Created: Iran
- Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/78272
- Medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block printed and painted on plain weave
- Credit line: Gift of W. and J. Sloane
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