17th-18th century
Long, narrow red band woven with "mermaid" figures and flowering vines in which are birds and monkeys.
13.3 x 163.5 cm (5 1/4 x 64 3/8 in.)
Denman Waldo Ross, Cambridge, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1927
Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
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17th-18th centuryPersian
Linen
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