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: 42cm, Width: 40cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.732-1924
Record ID
CIRC.732-1924
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
Middle East, Textile;
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving.
Fiziksel açıklama
silk satin and metal thread bordered with silk damask brocaded with metal thread, backed with block-printed cotton and faced with plain weave silk. The dark blue satin ground of the main panel is woven with red, yellow and green silk and metal thread [silver strip open S-wound on a silk core] with regular rows of short, right-leaning botehs. Border: pieced orange silk damask brocaded with metal thread [silver strip open S-wound on a silk core] in a floral bouquet. The damask sub-pattern is floral sprays and a stylised leaf-shape in a zigzag pattern. As the border is pieced from a long length, the repeating nature of the brocaded motifs is indistinct. Backing: pieced; plain weave white cotton block printed with red, yellow and blue with tightly scrolling stems bearing radiating flower heads. Facing: bias cut green silk which appears on the front only as a narrow band.
