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, Width: 61cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
34-1889
Record ID
34-1889
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
woven silk, 1700s, Persian; Flowers
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, cutwork, whitework
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches, needleweaving and pulled thread work with cutwork; whitework There is a needlewoven band either side of a border along each sides in which are two small cartouches of cutwork with needlewoven bars and stitches in the form of pinwheels. These cartouches are not symmetrically placed. The ground between is embroidered with pointed bands of geometric patterns which meet to form two triangles, one above the other. In each corner is a square of embroidery with small lozenges forming a grid. In the middle of the piece is an octagon of cutwork, needlewoven bars and pinwheels. This is edged with narrow borders of embroidery and needleweaving. Note: cannot do needleweaving on the diagonal, so embroidery has been used along diagonal sides. From the centre of each side are three inward pointing trees, the middle one in cutwork and the outer two in pulled thread work. From each corner there is a pointed diagonal band of embroidery and pulled thread within a very pointed corner unit of cutwork. All this creates an irregularly shaped field which is embroidered with lozenges to form a grid. There are two rolled hems. Cotton thread: Z-spun Embroidery Thread: white silk; 2S
