Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1860
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum height: 30cm, Maximum width: 25cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.739-1924
Record ID
CIRC.739-1924
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1860
Notes
A panel, felted wool, Rasht, Iran, second half 19th century
Sample Text
Note black ink numerals '10' and a penciled '2' on the back.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
woollen yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing.
Fiziksel açıklama
Felted plain weave wool embroidered with silk in tambour, buttonhole and herringbone stitches, edged with silk braid and backed with woollen twill. An oval piece of blue wool made from two semi-circular pieces rather crudely stitched together. There is a border composed of a meandering stem in white and faded purple, bearing yellow and light green flowers in between a row of black herringbone interlaced with yellow thread. A row of botehs, half facing clock-wise and half anti-clockwise in white and faded purple point inwards. In the centre is a lobed lozenge shaped medallion with two pendants framed in white, faded purple and green, infilled with 4 trefoil shapes in yellow and pink, edged with black silk buttonhole stitch keeping yellow silk thread in position. The remaining space is filled with green. Around the edge is a black braid. The backing is red woollen twill. The embroidery thread is 2S.
