Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1650
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 124cm, Width: 66cm, Length: 63cm
(of repeat pattern), Width: 30cm
(of repeat pattern)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2248-1899
Record ID
2248-1899
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1650
Notes
velvet, 1670-1699, Turkish, red and green silk
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silk brocade cushion cover. Satin foundation structure 4/1 satin, warp: ivory silk, weft: cotton, ivory, single strand. Satin & velvet warp order 3-1-2. Velvet structure: pile counts, warps 10, along weft 11. Binding weft threads: silk, skinny, light brown. Brocade structure whole 4.1 twill, count 22, shots between pile 2. Metal and twist silver or gilt? S. Tightness of wrap: medium. This has a non standard repeat - one and a bit - for both the total number of repeats of the thread model and the repeats of the motif. Gilt mostly picked out; brocade wefts coming unravelled. The green was once a grassy colour, but now almost disappeared from the front. The pile warps that make up the velvet seem to be made of different types of silk or distributed unevenly. This leads to some areas of denser pile and some of more bald looking fabric. Silk (Textile) Cotton Metal Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Silk brocade cushion cover, with floral repeat pattern in red and green silk.
Üslup
Ottoman
