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: 32cm, Width: 41.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.230-1910
Record ID
T.230-1910
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
A fragment of a dress fabric with silk and metal threads, Iran, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Dress fabric, woven silk and metal thread. Displayed behind glass. Warp: pink and yellow silk with white silk used as the binding warp. Weft: silk: pink, blue, green, black; metal thread: silver strip S-wound on white silk core. Selvedge: 2 cords of Z-spun S-plied cotton. The ground is pale, presumably metal thread, with an ogival lattice formed by fine dark lines enclosing a dark stem with tiny leaves in what appears to be predominantly pink and black. Each ogee contains the same motif: an almost diamond shaped arrangement with 3 rosettes, 2 red ones and one blue one on the left. There is a small curving leafy stem between the blue rosette and the central red one. An elongated but unidentifiable motif goes from the lower right to just below the central rosette; its lower part is serrated and green and the upper part is pink - it looks a little like a very upright bird with a feathery tail.
