Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles Accessories Equestrian Equipment Transport
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 56cm
(maximum), Length: 55cm
(minimum), Width: 61cm
(maximum), Width: 53cm
(minimum)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.147-1938
Record ID
CIRC.147-1938
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Saddle bag of wool pile on woollen warps, Iran, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool pile on woollen warps Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Saddle bag of wool pile on woollen warps. WARP: white wool; Z2S; 16 threads per inch (62 per dm). WEFT: red wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 12 knots per inch (50 per dm). PILE: wool; 8 colours: red, orange, green, dark blue, blue, light blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 96 knots per sq. inch (1550 knots per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool with tufts of further red wool possibly from when the bag was being made up. END FINISH: lower: cut. Upper: 7 blocks divided horizontally by slits; each block is 1" (2.5 cm) high and decorated in a chevron design. There are the remains of 6 tassels. Then a 1 cm. band of chevrons with passes of red and blue wool and then a 1 cm. band of plain weave. Turned and stitched into place. DESIGN: Field: blue with 4 1/2 bands of red botehs divided by simple sprigs which are mainly white in the lower part and brown in the upper. Main border: white ground with bracketed diamonds joined along the central axis. Inner and outer border: narrow borders with multi-coloured blocks.
