Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1860
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Floral Patterns Boteh
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 58cm, Minimum length: 45.5cm, Width: 55.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.698-1994
Record ID
T.698-1994
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1860
Notes
Woollen dress fabric taken from a coat, Iran, 1860-1899.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tapestry woven wool, twill tapestry Wool Yarn Tapestry Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama
Tapestry woven wool, twill tapestry, Made from several pieces, at least six. Black ground with a dense pattern of left facing botehs in offset rows with undulating stems running between the botehs from lower right to upper left. The stems have a light blue ground with red, white and orange details. The botehs have a broad outline which is orange at the bottom where it contains green leaves and then changes to light blue with green, red and yellow. The botehs are identical and contain a pair of yellow leaves pattered with a stem of blue flower heads, a downward pointing carnation and a larger upward pointing red and blue carnation. The tip of the boteh contains a spray of four blossoms and a small grey leaf. Warp: black wool, S-twist Weft: dark red, red, blue, light blue, orange, green, black and white wool, all S-twist. Synthetic purple and magenta threads indicate a date after 1860. It was the sleeve of a loose robe.
Üretim
The magenta and purple threads indicate a date after 1860.
