Table Scarf or Wall Hanging of hand-block printed cotton in a rose, blue, green and mustard beige on natural white ground

Title
Table Scarf or Wall Hanging of hand-block printed cotton in a rose, blue, green and mustard beige on natural white ground
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Clark, Ava Milam, 1884-1976
Description
Table Scarf or Wall Hanging of hand-block printed cotton in a rose, blue, green and mustard beige on natural white ground; the center is filled with floral sprays in a paisley motif bordered by several bands on each side filled with vines and flowers in various geometric blocks; edge border of chevrons with floral designs; faced back at the edge with a hand printed cotton in a narrow diagonal stripe; back fabric is waxed; center-back panel is a machine printed cotton with a bright all-over vine and floral print in red, green, mustard and blue.
Motif
Floral paisley Dainty floral Geometric
Work Type
tea cloths
Location
Iran
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1952.005.009
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton
Technique
Hand block print Painted Machine printed
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Purchased in Iran in 1952 by Dean Ava B. Milam.