This vibrantly colored bird peers down from its perch against a wash of earthy green. The delicate embroidery highlights each stem of the blooming florals and every gorgeous color of the bird. The perfect hat for spring and summer!
- Adjustable back strap hat
Prince and Lady under Flowering Branch (detail)
Persian, Timurid, Recto early 16th century; verso about 1420–40; mounted in album about 1544–45
Recto: ink, color, and gold on paper
Verso: ink, color, and gold on silk, with paper borders
44.3 × 30 cm (17 7/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912 and by contribution
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