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: 79cm, Width: 47cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
838-1876
Record ID
838-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
for a child, embroidered & quilted, 1800s, Persian
Sample Text
Note ink inscription in a corner of the backing 'au' and a label with 'No 16' written on it.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, woollen fibres, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama
Description: Plain weave cotton, seamed before being embroidered with silk in straight stitches, interlined, backed with glazed roller-printed cotton and faced with bias cut silk satin, padded.. Off-white cotton ground over a fine layer of woollen fibres, embroidered with ecru, peach, pink, blue, greens, yellow and white silk. The outer border with elegant flower stems surrounded by four pink flower heads within meandering borders, the foot place embroidered with a profusion of colourful flowers, the field beneath the prayer arch with small floral sprays in alternating rows. The apex of the arch forming into a palmette containing a floral arrangement. The spandrels of the arch with fine pointed serrated flowers. Brown ink under drawing is visible in areas where the thread has worn away. Backing: pieced, glazed cotton printed with tightly packed rows of small flower-filled botehs in browns and white. Facing: bias cut blue satin. The mat is joined to the backing by discreet lines of running stitch.
