Table Scarf or Wall Hanging of hand-blocked cotton in an architectural frame (prayer niche) with blocked areas

Title
Table Scarf or Wall Hanging of hand-blocked cotton in an architectural frame (prayer niche) with blocked areas
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Clark, Ava Milam, 1884-1976
Description
Table Scarf or Wall Hanging of hand-blocked cotton in an architectural frame (prayer niche) with blocked areas filled with thistle vines and flowers, paisley, cone and lamp motifs; design in reds, blues and mustard brown on white ground; designs are detailed and decorative; faced back with narrow band of plain blue cotton with back panel of roller print in a delicate small floral pattern on a speckled blue, white ground.
Motif
Thistles Flowers Prayer niche Paisley
Work Type
tea cloths
Location
Iran
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1952.005.001
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton
Technique
Hand-block print Roller print Hand-painted
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 by Dean Ava B. Milam in 1952.