Author
Unknown (made) Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1670
Publication Place
Azerbaijan (made) Iran (made) Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 690mm, Width: 640mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.535-1910
Record ID
CIRC.535-1910
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1670
Notes
Middle East, Textile; Panel, silk-embroidered cotton, design of central star-medallion on black ground, Azerbaijan or NW Iran, possibly 1700-1800
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Weaving Embroidery Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in cross stitch; strips of cotton have been stitched around the edges. The black ground has a large flattened eight-pointed star in red, with a central beige quatrefoil shape (possibly representing a pool of water) within which are four floral motifs which may be flowers growing from a central island. Around the 'pool' are four yellow stylised trees and four U-shapes which are filled with geometric motifs. In each corner of the cover is a stylised red palmette flanked by white leaf forms; these alternate with a large U-shaped motif in beige and with other scattered motifs. It is possible that this design represents a version of a Persian Garden Carpet. A narrow yellow border has a thin black angular meander carrying blue, red, yellow and green leaf forms. There are some repairs using surface darning which may indicate that surface darning is a more recent technique. Colours (Embroidery threads, 2S silk): white, beige, black, red, blue, green, yellow.
Üslup
Caucasian
