Barber's Apron

late 18th century

Not on view

This oblong-shaped garment was likely used as a barber’s apron. The pattern of vertical stripes with carnations and composite flowers in various stages of bloom is rendered in an extraordinarily complex technique using luxurious metal threads, which suggests that the garment once belonged to a wealthy patron. The depiction of textiles with this distinct pattern in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Persian paintings has helped scholars date them.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Barber's Apron
Date: late 18th century
Geography: Made in Iran
Medium: Silk, metal-thread; weft-faced compound plain weave
Dimensions: H. 58 in. (147.3 cm)
W. 23 in. (58.4 cm)
Classification: Textiles
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2013
Object Number: 2013.1144
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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