50 YEARS - ALONG THE WAY

Retrospective exhibition, 19 – 27 October, open daily, and 7 – 9 November

Closed 28 October to 6 November

Southwest Persian Khorjin

Southwest Persian Khorjin

dimensions:  
50 x 26 cm

Description

Southwest Persian khorjin, late 19th century, all wool. Persian knot, coarse brocading on the ends, loops missing

This bag was kept because of its beautiful colouring and random design, but the joining strip between the two sides is a later repair, and the edges have been newly overcast, thus making it very difficult to give an exact provenance. In other words: just a beautiful object