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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Darai fragment
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Date18th century
MediumShot silk
DimensionsOverall: 22.2 x 17.1 cm (8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.) Frame: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Carnegie Corporation
Object numberS2024.5.10
Not on view
DescriptionShot silk with pink, yellow, and white design.
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Provenance The Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection
Markings Verso, lower left (black ink stamp): "EX NIBLACK COLLECTION"
Inscribed Verso, top left corner (adhesive label): "10. DARAI, shot silk. / BOKHARA, TURKESTAN, XVIII Century. / In this type of silk the pattern is tied and dyed in the / warp theads before weaving; certain groups of warp / threads being protected from the dye by winding with a / thread or cord which is removed after dyeing."
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