Author
Unknown (made)
Publication Date
1750
Publication Place
Azerbaijan (made) Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 980mm, Width: 665mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
954-1886
Record ID
954-1886
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1750
Notes
Middle East, Textile; Panel, silk-embroidered cotton, design of central star medallion on white ground with cartouche border, Azerbaijan or North-West Iran, 1750-1800
Sample Text
Note Inscription: on the back the museum number has been written in ink.
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 surface darning on the diagonal and running stitch with a plain weave cotton backing. The white ground has a central red star medallion with an inner eight-pointed white star; there are parts of a blue star at the top and bottom. There are four diagonal orange elongated hexagonal surrounding the central star. Both the ground and the motifs are infilled with geometric leaf or plant motifs. The wide border has a yellow ground with red and blue cartouches and white eight-pointed stars. Colour: (Embroidery threads, 2S silk): black, yellow, light brown, blue, light blue, dark red, red, light red, light green, brown, orange, pink, white; (Backing): white cotton.
Üslup
Caucasian
