Persian Velvet Diminutive Saddle Bags, First Half 19th C. Velvet, satin, and metallic thread embroidery with raised cardboard backing. Size: 27'' x 8'' (69 x 20 cm). The center is red velvet with an embroidered decoration of a bird on blooming branches, bordered by black velvet decorated with metallic embroidery of meandering branches. The saddle bags are backed with satin and connected with a square of red velvet that is similarly decorated with floral designs in metallic thread.

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