Wall Hanging of natural linen with hand-blocked print in blue, earth-red, mustard gold and white in a paisley, ornate floral design

Title
Wall Hanging of natural linen with hand-blocked print in blue, earth-red, mustard gold and white in a paisley, ornate floral design
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Potter, Margaret Dorrance
Description
Wall Hanging of natural linen with hand-blocked print in blue, earth-red, mustard gold and white in a paisley, ornate floral design; design is blocked by intricate patterned bands that follow the shape of the architectural frame (prayer niche); most of the negative space is filled with floral sprays or paisleys; long cone motifs and lamp motifs; fringe at one end.
Motif
Lamp Paisley Floral Prayer niche
Work Type
wall hangings
Location
Iran
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1957.007.001
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Linen
Technique
Hand block print
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Might be older 19th century.