2005.257: Velvet Ikat Panel
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.257
- Title
- Velvet Ikat Panel
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- 3rd quarter of 19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Central Asia, Uzbekistan
- Culture
- Uzbek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/5288
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silk
- Dimensions
- 73.66 x 30.48 cm (29 x 12 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Dr. Guido Goldman; gift to the Harvard Art Museum, 2005.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Guido Goldman
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.257
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- This pattern is unusual, and closely related to the geometric patterns of a kilim or flat woven carpet. The material is the opposite of the humble kilim, however, and is instead a fabric of supreme luxury and richness.
Verification Level
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