Iran | Objects | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Velvet panel bound on four sides with a striped floral patterned silk. The velvet is patterned with rows of men standing, seated cross-legged, and confronted seated on chairs with birds, in a garden. In light blue and ivory pile on a pale yellow pile foundation.

Cover (Iran), late 19th century
silk.
Gift of William B. Heller.
1986-24-1

There are 2 people in 2 roles are associated with this object
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Vertical rectangular hanging embroidered to illustrate events in a heroic legend – possibly that of Rustam the Slayer of a Dragon – in a multicolored central panel on a red background. Curving vine floral borders on four sides on a black background. Wide outer border with isolated plant forms growing out from the center on a red background.

Hanging (Iran), 19th century
wool, silk, cotton.
1977-80-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Horizontal rectangular panel with a gold metallic ground and polychrome silk velvet figures of four women separated by large flowering plants. From left to right: a woman holding a long-necked jar in one hand while the other holds up her skirt, in which she has gathered fruits; a woman holding a pitcher in one hand and cradling a large bowl or basin in the other; a woman wearing gloves, holding a bird of prey in her left hand while about to hood the bird with her right; a woman with a long stick with which she is prodding a hound held by a lead in her right hand; the hound is straining the lead. Two of the flowering plants grow at the edge of ponds, one rests on a cloud form and the other grows among the rocks. The iris, carnation, and poppy are recognizable. Clouds and butterflies dot the sky. In shades of blue, green, yellow, reds, and neutral and flesh tones on a gold metallic ground. Slightly more than one unit of the repeat is present; the pattern fills the width of the fabric and is oriented perpendicular to the warp.

Panel (Iran), 1610–40
silk and metal-wrapped silk-core threads.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1977-119-1

There are 2 people in 2 roles are associated with this object
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There are 18 images of this object.

Fragment in light brown red and blue containing two incomplete figures.

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There are 2 images of this object.

Central field enclosed within a four-part border. Field is a black ogee lattice with a multicolored vine enclosing lobed red medallions with multicolor symmetrical floral pattern. Main border has a curving vine with large blossoms, leaves and birds in an Indian style on a greenish-tan background. Inner guard stripe, multicolored floral vine on a grey-green background. Outer guard stripe, stemmed triangles on a brown background.

Hanging (Iran), 19th century
wool, silk.
1973-12-1

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Textile (Iran)
silk.
1970-17-1

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There are 2 images of this object.

Textile (Iran)
1969-98-3

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Slightly less than one unit of a straight repeat of a hunting scene with man on horse aiming arrow at deer, standing man with bow having shot a fox, leopard, rabbit and bushes. Colors: Light green pattern on off white background.

Fragment (Iran), 16th century
silk.
1969-100-1-a/c

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Blue-green embroidery on an ivory ground showing diagonal floral bands. Type of material used for women's pants.

Fragment (Iran), 18th century
silk on cotton.
1968-87-9

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Jacket (Iran)
woven.
1968-87-16

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Fragment of red and white striped floral pattern is arranged diagonally.

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Circular form with raised dome, small hole in center. Green patina.

Cymbals (Luristan (western Iran)), ca. 1000 BCE
bronze.
Gift of Paul Manheim.
1967-92-15-a,b

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Pattern of horizontal blue and gold botehs with floral infill and background.

Textile (Iran)
H x W: 55.6 × 31.8 cm (21 7/8 × 12 1/2 in.).
1966-30-8-a

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Shaped as a six-pointed star; painted in brown and white with luster glaze: elephant with large and small dots in center with floral motifs, surrounded by white border with brown calligraphy.

Tile (Iran), 13th century
luster-glazed and painted earthenware.
Gift of Ruth Friedman in memory of Harry G. Friedman.
1966-3-4

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Thin silk with narrow cross stripes in white. Warps printed in shades of red, violet, blue and green. At center, large circular pattern above and below diamond shapes and a row of tree-like forms.

Textile (Iran)
silk.
1966-10-1

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There are 2 images of this object.

Panels (Iran)
silk.
1961-115-48-a,b

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Panel woven entirely with gold threads and additional colors of red, purple and green showing an allover geometric tree pattern. Border, parallel to selvage, has flowers. Both ends of the panel setoff by a wide border showing floral groups. Gold fringe.

Sash (Iran), 19th century
silk, metallic threads.
Gift of Alan L. Wolfe.
1961-115-41

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Small sample of silk, elaborate medallion design woven in red, yellow, green, and white on ground of heavy blue satin. Left selvage present.

Sample (Iran), 1960
silk.
1960-187-3

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Small flat bag of handwoven wool in red, orange, black, white, and green showing a geometric pattern on one side and plain red on the reverse. Wool cord handle and long tassels hang from bottom edge.

Bag (Iran), ca. 1910
wool.
1960-187-1

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Red black and gold were printed with small stamps in an allover repeating pattern on this very fragile example.

Fragment (Iran), 10th century
silk warp, cotton weft.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1960-147-3

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Fragment (Iran)

Fragment (Iran)
printed.
1959-105-1

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Flaring bowl with incurvative rim. Greenish-white glaze, running in heavy drops on outside. Painted with radiating blue bands on inside and outside, and blue band on rim. Some of the component parts iridescent.

Bowl (Iran), 13th century
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Ephron Gallery.
1958-72-5

There is one person is associated with this object
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On tall, hallow foot a bowl with fourteen flutings and small handle. Greenish white glaze, with brown outlining the scallops and in staggered leaf motifs on outside and geometric line decoration on inside.

Bowl (Iran)
earthenware.
Gift of Ephron Gallery.
1958-72-4

There is one person is associated with this object
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On flaring foot, a pyriform body, contracting to narrow neck with rim compressed to form spout. Loop handle. Greenish glaze with brown iridescent and turquoise filling areas between large Kufic letters.

Ewer (Iran), 13th century
glazed and lustred earthenware.
Gift of Ephron Gallery.
1958-72-2

There is one person is associated with this object
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Horizontal rectangle. Raised blue inscription on brown and white scrolled lustre-painted ground with turquoise spots.

Mihrab Tile (Iran), 13th century
glazed and lustered earthenware, underglaze and underpaint decoration.
Gift of Ephron Gallery.
1958-72-1

There is one person is associated with this object
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There are 3 images of this object.

Bowl (Iran)
earthenware.
1958-106-3

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Carved woodblock with a figure of a kneeling woman.

Printing Block (Iran), 17th–18th century
wood.
1957-99-2

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Coarse red cotton is printed in saffron yellow and silver shows scrolled floral border and a row of cone-shaped trees, each tree has a large bird in it. Trees and birds are drawn in silver only. Design may be painted or block printed or both.

Fragment (Iran), 17th century
cotton.
1957-183-1

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Panel (Iran)
1956-21-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Small bird-on-bush repeat on a reddish-orange ground. Bird motif in blue, brown, white, green, and yellow. Yellow thread originally wrapped with silver, but now is mostly worn off.

Textile (Iran), 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1956-202-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

On slight foot a slightly curved bowl of coarse whiteish clay, the lower part unglazed. Slight pinkish white glaze on upper outside and on inside; in center a bird painted in red and gold, in two red circles; at edge block script in red and gold. Black scrolls completing decoration; black lines forming arches on outside.

Bowl (Persia, Kashan), ca. 13th–14th century
glazed earthenware.
Museum purchase through gift of Georgiana L. McClellan.
1956-109-2

There is one person is associated with this object
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There are 2 images of this object.

Medium-sized repeat of stylized symmetrical flower sprays of gold with touches of pale pink and coral in a trellis framework of fine silvery leaves and flowers on dark blue ground. Silver and gold threads are now much worn revealing white and yellow silk cores respectively. Cord selvage of bunched salmon-pink silk.

Textile (Iran), 17th century
silk, metallic threads.
1955-80-1

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There are 2 images of this object.

Polychrome silks, predominantly red and green, solidly worked in cross stitch on cotton canvas in diagonal rows of lozenges separated by narrower diagonal bands; all forms built up of minute floral motifs. Vertical border at one end.

Panel Of Nakshe (women's Trouser) (Iran), 18th–19th century
silk embroidery on cotton foundation.
Gift of Provident Securities Company from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. William....
1955-133-9

there are 2 people are associated with this object
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On double thickness of off-white cotton, design of groups of people, animals, trees, scattered fowl and insects, all facing toward central crouching camel with howdah on his back. Wide border of floral rosettes with guard borders of twining garlands. Embroidery is in shades of green, blue and yellow silk.

Textile (Iran), 18th or 19th century
silk embroidery on cotton foundation.
Gift of Provident Securities Company from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. William....
1955-133-24

There are 3 people in 2 roles are associated with this object
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There are 5 images of this object.

Textile (Iran)
1954-82-6-a,b

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