Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 37cm, Selvedge to selvedge width: 37cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2369-1876
Record ID
2369-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
embroidered, 1800-1870, Persian; Whitework
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, whitework.
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave cotton, probably hand woven, embroidered with silk in straight stitches with pulled thread work and needleweaving; whitework. The central indented hexagon is left undecorated with the four corner units delineated with small reciprocal trefoils then a narrow band of pulled thread work in a fine trellis followed by the corner triangle of pulled thread work in small circles. This central area is framed with a band of pulled thread work and needleweaving in small double rosettes. This is followed by a wider band of pulled thread work in flat hexagons with the spaces in between filled with triangles of straight stitches. This is edged by a narrow band of pulled thread rosettes and finally finished with straight stitched triangles Cotton thread: Z-spun Embroidery Thread: white silk, 2S
