Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1863
Publication Place
Iran (made) Yazd (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 13cm, Width: 42.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.201-1910
Record ID
T.201-1910
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1863
Notes
A hanging, with silk and metal threads, Iran, 1863
Sample Text
Translation He is the one God. By order of Sarkar [his Excellency] Navab Ashraf Heshmat ul-dowleh for whom we lay down our souls. 1279 [1863]. Note He was Hamzeh Mirza, Heshmat ul-dowleh, 21st son of Abbas Mirza. He was governor of Yazd in 1279AH and died in 1299AH.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
silk thread, metal thread, weaving.
Fiziksel açıklama
Woven silk and metal thread twill brocaded with metal thread. Displayed behind glass. Warp: Z-twisted pink silk Weft: gilt strip S-wound on orange silk core. Brocading weft: silver strip S-wound on dark blue silk core. 1/5 twill. Pink and gold ground with a lobed lozenge containing an inscription and date in silver thread, which has worn to reveal the blue core.
