A TERMEH SHAWL AND A KIRMAN EMBROIDERY
PERSIAN, 19TH CENTURY
The red shawl woven with boteh and embroidered with an elaborate inscription; the embroidery worked with four elongated boteh to each corner and four birds surrounding a central circular medallion
The shawl 44 x 90 in. (112 x 229 cm.); the embroidery 56 x 88 in. (142 x 223.5 cm.) (2)
A TERMEH SHAWL AND A KIRMAN EMBROIDERY
PERSIAN, 19TH CENTURY
The red shawl woven with boteh and embroidered with an elaborate inscription; the embroidery worked with four elongated boteh to each corner and four birds surrounding a central circular medallion
The shawl 44 x 90 in. (112 x 229 cm.); the embroidery 56 x 88 in. (142 x 223.5 cm.) (2)
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