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: 14cm, Width: 196.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
37A-1889
Record ID
37A-1889
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
woven silk, 1800s, Persian; Joined to 37-1889
Malzemeler ve teknikler
silk thread, metal thread, weaving, sewing.
Fiziksel açıklama
woven silk and metal thread, satin ground with twill binding. Two widths, selvedge to selvedge, joined together; one is numbered 37-1889 and the other is numbered 37A-1889. Appears to be an incomplete lower border featuring a repeating pattern of birds, animals and botehs. There are four types of birds, passant and rampant lions and long-eared dogs [?] all woven in gold metal thread outlined in red. Along the bottom is a border edged in red containing connecting large and small rosettes in metal thread with red centres. The lowest edge indicates the start or end of a loom piece. The selvedge has two white cotton cords. Warp: black silk, Z twist; binding warp: red silk, indeterminable twist. Weft: black silk, red silk both indeterminable twist. Metal thread: silver strip open S-wound around yellow silk, indeterminable twist.
