. . . . . "0.63669997453689575195"^^ . "0.47029998898506164551"^^ . "1800 / 1899, Iran" . . "0.73680001497268676758"^^ . "Silk and silver-thread on satin ground; Iran; 19th century."@en . . . "Silk and silver-thread on satin ground; Iran; 19th century."@en . "Woven silk satin and metal thread with a border of woven silk, backed with plain weave cotton and faced with plain weave cotton.\nOrange satin ground is woven with offset rows of confronting birds [parrots] above a floral spray with one large and two small flowers. The pair of birds have coloured wings, alternately white or light blue. The birds are separated by a small pointed motif which is the colour of the wings. The sprays of flowers are separated by a vertical fish-like motif. The metal thread is silver and silver-gilt strip open S-wound on a yellow silk core.\nTwo narrow bands of metal thread and dark silk mark the loom end along the upper edge and between them are two star shapes containing a woven inscription [a blessing for the weaver].\nThere is an added border down the sides and across the bottom edged with black cotton tape: bias cut woven silk with a yellow ground and a meandering stem linking red blossoms and blue ones with white buds. Two different types of fabric [?], one more finely woven than the other.\nBacking: pieced; dark green cotton.\nFacing: bias cut black cotton."@en . . . . "Woven silk satin and metal thread with a border of woven silk, backed with plain weave cotton and faced with plain weave cotton.\nOrange satin ground is woven with offset rows of confronting birds [parrots] above a floral spray with one large and two small flowers. The pair of birds have coloured wings, alternately white or light blue. The birds are separated by a small pointed motif which is the colour of the wings. The sprays of flowers are separated by a vertical fish-like motif. The metal thread is silver and silver-gilt strip open S-wound on a yellow silk core.\nTwo narrow bands of metal thread and dark silk mark the loom end along the upper edge and between them are two star shapes containing a woven inscription [a blessing for the weaver].\nThere is an added border down the sides and across the bottom edged with black cotton tape: bias cut woven silk with a yellow ground and a meandering stem linking red blossoms and blue ones with white buds. Two different types of fabric [?], one more finely woven than the other.\nBacking: pieced; dark green cotton.\nFacing: bias cut black cotton."@en . . "1800 / 1899, Iran" . . "0.75540000200271606445"^^ . . . . . "T.206-1930" . . . . . "0.43869999051094055176"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .