Jameel Gallery
2-3 Lengths of Velvet with Flowers
Iran, probably Isfahan
1600-1700
When Shah Abbas I made Isfahan his capital shortly before 1600, he developed the city as a centre of luxury textile production. Silk velvets were made in abundance, both for local use and for export. Many had floral patterns, some composed of fantastic blossoms (2), others of flowers closer to nature (3).
Silk velvet
Museum nos. 286-1894, 717-1899 [Jameel Gallery]