Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1840
Publication Place
Kerman (province) (made) Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles Embroidery
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 6cm, Width: 14cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.21:6-1955
Record ID
T.21:6-1955
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1840
Notes
Border of embroidered wool with woollen thread, Kerman, 1840-1899.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Embroidered wool with woollen thread
Fiziksel açıklama
Border of woollen twill embroidered with woollen thread in small straight stitches and some chain stitch. Light turquoise ground featuring a series of tri-lobed or quin-lobed motifs delineated by a red outline with green and yellow 'jewels' edged in black. The motifs are covering with stitches to form a green, light blue or purple ground edged in white carrying a flowering stem, a flower head, a fan flower or a boteh. The band is surmounted by a series of small flame-like boteh leaf forms against the ground fabric. Colours: Z2S; white, yellow, green, light blue, black, purple, pink, two shades of red. Identical to T.21/9-1955
