Author
Unknown (made) Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1750
Publication Place
Azerbaijan (made) Iran (made) Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 95cm, Width: 62cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
214-1890
Record ID
214-1890
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1750
Notes
Middle East, Textile; Panel, silk-embroidered cotton, grid pattern of eight-pointed stars, smaller stars and lozenge cartouches on dark blue ground, Azerbaijan or NW Iran, 1750-1800
Sample Text
Note Inscription: black ink stamp on the backing in the top right hand corner: an ottoman tax stamp.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing.
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal and running stitch with a backing of plain weave cotton; the edges are bound with plain weave cotton. This has probably been cut along all four sides as there is no border. Blue ground. The design is not centralized; it consists of elongated hexagonal [pointed cartouches] and large and small 8-pointed stars arranged as a grid so that three complete rows are formed. Left and Right: part of a small star with pink ground and white border; a dark green ground vertical hexagon with orange outlined; a star; a hexagon; a star; part of a hexagon. Centre: part of a yellow ground horizontal hexagon with beige outline; large faded pink star with white outline; hexagon; star; hexagon; part of a star. Embroidery threads: 2S silk; orange, dark red, black, beige, white, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, light blue. Backing: blue cotton. Binding: red cotton; this seems to be a double layer which is faded in places and also worn into holes in places. There are four green silk twill loops added along the top edge.
Üslup
Caucasian
