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View full screenCap, woman's, of brocaded silk with a design by Mu'in Musawwir of lobed medallions with a woman braiding her hair, intersected by a Persian inscription including the date AH 11 Sha'ban 1056 (CE 21 September 1646): West Asia, Iran, Safavid, 1646 - 1650
A.1982.720
Musawwir, Mu'in, 1635 - 1707 (fl.), Draughtsman
Iran, West Asia
1646 - 1650
Safavid period
Off white silk fabric, brocaded, motif in rust, green and black against an apricot background; lined with a fabric (velvet?) with saz style pattern; this is rather worn, a woven band as border.
Scarce, Jennifer M. 'Vesture and Dress: Fashion, Function, and Impact.' Woven from the Soul, Spun from the Heart. Ed. Carol Bier. The Textile Museum: Washington D.C., 1987, p. 41.
Voigt, Friederike. “’A place where eternally blossoming roses grow’: The garden in Iranian textiles”, Journal of the Oriental Rug and Textile Society, 4 (2), Summer 2021, pp. 4-9 and fig. 5.
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