Cover

17th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 462
This square textile, sometimes known as a bukhcha, may have been used to wrap or organize items for storage. The floral designs on the front are woven directly into the silk, while the back of the textile features a bright cotton print of red carnations on a yellow ground. The design of staggered rows of blossoming branches was popular in seventeenth-century Safavid textile production. Textiles like these were favored abroad as well as in Iran, and were exported to the West, where they were prized as expensive luxury items.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cover
  • Date: 17th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran
  • Medium: Silk; woven
  • Dimensions: H. 17 in. (43.2 cm)
    W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles
  • Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1933
  • Object Number: 33.80.11
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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