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: 61cm, Selvedge to selvedge width: 63cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.82-1929
Record ID
T.82-1929
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
A fragment of a trouser panel with silk threads, Iran, first half 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches. Directional design with the top of the pattern at the bottom of the panel, so that the wearer saw the correct pattern. The Museum Number is in the top left hand corner. There is a border along the top with a vertical arcade of arches with a red or white triangular flower pointing down from this. The spaces are filled with coloured triangles. The same pattern is repeated along the bottom where it is surrounded on 4 sides by a narrow black-edged border of flowerheads. The pattern is a series of black diagonal lines from lower right to upper left. There are two sizes of stripes: [1] narrow stripes: grey ground with a red and brown flower alternating with a spray of 3 white flowers. [2] wider stripe in two designs: [a] blue ground with a yellow and red vase, a central blue flower surrounded by 5 red flowers alternating with a pink vase, pink flower surrounded by 5 mauve flowers. [b] pink ground with a large bunch of red flowers and a large bunch of white flowers. Threads: Silk, 2S: dark red, red, dark blue, light blue, black, grey, mauve, white, yellow, brown, light brown.
