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Damask fragments of manuscript binding

Armenian

Dimensions Height x width (a): 5 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (14.5 x 24 cm)
Height x width (b): 8 11/16 x 5 7/8 in. (22 x 15 cm)
Height x width (c): 8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (22.5 x 15 cm)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number30.10a-c
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionThree fragments from binding of Armenian Manuscript. Ground: red satin (warp). Design: indefinite floral or cloud forms, woven with blue weft. A blue and yellow stripe across the bottom of a. Very worn and torn and fragmentary.
Provenance1930, gift of Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 2, 1930)