Wall or tent hanging, Rasht, Gilan province, Persia, mid-nineteenth century. On exhibit at the Museum of International Folk Art in The Red That Colored the World. Felted and woven wool, patchwork and cotton, silk and wool embroidery in chain and running stitches, 75 3⁄16 × 45 11⁄16 in. Museum of International Folk Art, gift of Cyrus Leroy Baldridge (A.1965.31.40). Photograph by Blair Clark.

Wall or tent hanging, Rasht, Gilan province, Persia, mid-nineteenth century. On exhibit at the Museum of International Folk Art in The Red That Colored the World. Felted and woven wool, patchwork and cotton, silk and wool embroidery in chain and running stitches, 75 3⁄16 × 45 11⁄16 in. Museum of International Folk Art, gift of Cyrus Leroy Baldridge (A.1965.31.40). Photograph by Blair Clark.