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    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Fragment of satin, brocaded.

    Date: 
    17th–18th century
    Medium: 

    Warp crimson silk

    Accession Number: 
    1943.11
    Culture: 
    Iranian/Persian, Islamic
    Period: 
    17th–18th century
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Compound satin, brocaded

    Date: 
    16th century
    Medium: 

    Warps bright yellow silk, satin woven over seven

    Accession Number: 
    1943.8
    Culture: 
    Iranian/Persian, Islamic
    Period: 
    Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Plain cloth, brocaded

    Date: 
    19th century
    Medium: 

    Warps white silk, weft white cotton, cloth woven

    Accession Number: 
    1943.12
    Culture: 
    Iranian/Persian, Islamic
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Fragment of compound cloth, brocaded

    Date: 
    18th century
    Medium: 

    Warps pink silk

    Accession Number: 
    1943.6
    Culture: 
    Iranian/Persian, Islamic
    Period: 
    18th century
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Textile Fragment with a Courtier and Prisoner

    Artist: Abdallah, active 17th century
    Date: 
    early 17th century
    Medium: 

    Silk; compound weave

    Accession Number: 
    1951.51.86
    Culture: 
    Iranian/Persian, Islamic
    Period: 
    Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Textile Fragment with the Story of Khusrow and Shirin

    Date: 
    17th century
    Medium: 

    Silk; tapestry weave

    Accession Number: 
    1951.51.82
    Culture: 
    Iranian/Persian, Islamic
    Period: 
    Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Length of compound twill

    Date: 
    16th century
    Medium: 

    Silk twill weave

    Accession Number: 
    1952.52.2
    Culture: 
    Iranian/Persian, Islamic
    Period: 
    Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Two pieces of compound twill

    Date: 
    ca. 628–630
    Medium: 

    Warps lightly twisted silk now tan (perhaps originally red) with a finer binding warp between each

    Accession Number: 
    1945.358a-b
    Culture: 
    Iranian/Persian
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Mat made up of compound cloth trimming bands.

    Date: 
    18th century
    Medium: 

    Five widths of one pattern are sewed together and a second design is used as border around the edge

    Accession Number: 
    1945.359
    Culture: 
    Iranian/Persian, Islamic
    Period: 
    Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), Zand dynasty (1751–94)
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Length of compound twill, brocaded

    Date: 
    17th century
    Medium: 

    Main warp and weft cream silk, twill woven

    Accession Number: 
    1951.51.89
    Culture: 
    Iranian/Persian, Islamic
    Period: 
    Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    Not on view

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