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Painting on Silk with Nazanin Hedayat Munroe

December 10, 2014

By Catherine Rust

Studio Programs Intern Catherine Rust discusses a recent Studio Workshop event in which artist Nazanin Hedayat Munroe introduced participants to elegant silk application methods.
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Silks from Ottoman Turkey

November 1, 2012

By Nazanin Hedayat Munroe

Ottoman textiles produced during this period are unsigned; while we have some data about the inner workings of royal or independent workshops that operated under the guild system, we cannot attribute particular textile designs to individuals or workshops.
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Fashion in Safavid Iran

October 1, 2013

By Nazanin Hedayat Munroe

Safavid dress is characterized by innovative color combinations, distinctive figural motifs on fabrics, and rich texture due to the extensive use of gold- and silver-wrapped threads. The resulting overall ensemble of garments created an opulent and elegant look for both men and women.
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Silk Textiles from Safavid Iran, 1501–1722

May 1, 2012

By Nazanin Hedayat Munroe

As the Safavids set up their capital cities of Tabriz, Qazvin, and finally Isfahan, the textile industry became centralized and was swiftly incorporated into the national economy, creating an expansive revenue stream.
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Glorious Graphics

October 19, 2022

By Holly Phillips

A generous gift from Poster House Museum
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La orfebrería en la Colombia antigua

December 5, 2024

By Héctor García Botero

Colombia fue el hogar de distintas sociedades que crearon numerosos estilos de orfebrería desde el 500 a.e.c. hasta el siglo XVI.
Image for "The Emperor Shah Jahan with his Son Dara Shikoh", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Painting by Nanha

Date: verso: ca. 1620; recto: ca. 1530–50
Accession Number: 55.121.10.36

Image for Velvet Fragment with Design from Nizami of Ganja's Khusrau and Shirin

Date: 16th century
Accession Number: 1978.60

Image for "Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja)

Date: dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
Accession Number: 13.228.7.3