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: E4089

: Eastern Art

: mat

: Isfahan silver and gold embroidery on black velvet. "commoner and modern". Rectangle of black velvet (backed with blue cotton) with floral patterns in chain-stitch embroidery in coloured silks and sequins of two sizes. Central medallion enclosing Arabesque.

: Isfahan, Iran (Persia / Islamic Republic of Iran), South Central Asia, Asia