Re: Brocade piece at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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> Provenance: probably Anglo-Saxon England / Insular or > continental Insular influence; ?Persian (Flanagan) > > I don't know if this means that the trim was made in Persia > and used in England, but that's what it sounds like to me. Thanks for the info!  If it was made in Persia it would explain why the pattern doesn't look Anglo-Saxon.  Still, I admit to being astonished at how well preserved it is.   The ?Persian provenance for the manufacture is pure fancy, I believe.  The patterning, on the other hand, is definitely influenced by central Asian motifs.  If anyone is interested, do follow up with the references I've given after the band info on p. 278 of EPAC.   Nancy   Nancy   <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Nancy Spies Arelate Studio www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html "But if by 'Liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by 'Liberal,' then I'm proud to say I'm a 'Liberal'." John F. Kennedy, 14 Sept 1960