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Dress fabric

Title	Dress fabric
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: 44cm, Selvedge to selvedge width: 68cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	266-1896
Record ID	266-1896
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Fragment of woven silk, 1800-1850, Iran
Sample Text	Note Inscriptions: [1] very faint woven one repeated on the green ground. It may read 'Fakhreddine [the pride of religion]but may be illegible. [2] woven in the black circles. 'Ibn Enayat'. A previous reading was 'Son of Giyath'. [3] ink stamp on the back - tax or custom stamp? [4] inscribed on the back in ink 'ei iv'.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	silk thread, metal thread, weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Description: Dress fabric of woven silk satin brocaded with metal thread. The selvedges are blue satin. There are two woven inscriptions, one within the black circles and a faint one on the green ground. Loom end at the bottom. The green ground is woven with a pattern of curving stems and long, this leaves forming an elegant lattice on which composite blossoms and small pomegranates are placed. Some of the blossoms contain a nasta'liq inscription in Persian: 'Ebne Ghiath' (son of Ghiath). Details are woven in red [faded], black and metal thread [silver strip open S-wound on s white silk core].

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Dress fabric

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: 44cm, Selvedge to selvedge width: 68cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 266-1896

Record ID 266-1896

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Fragment of woven silk, 1800-1850, Iran

Sample Text Note Inscriptions: [1] very faint woven one repeated on the green ground. It may read 'Fakhreddine [the pride of religion]but may be illegible. [2] woven in the black circles. 'Ibn Enayat'. A previous reading was 'Son of Giyath'. [3] ink stamp on the back - tax or custom stamp? [4] inscribed on the back in ink 'ei iv'.

Malzemeler ve teknikler silk thread, metal thread, weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Description: Dress fabric of woven silk satin brocaded with metal thread. The selvedges are blue satin. There are two woven inscriptions, one within the black circles and a faint one on the green ground. Loom end at the bottom. The green ground is woven with a pattern of curving stems and long, this leaves forming an elegant lattice on which composite blossoms and small pomegranates are placed. Some of the blossoms contain a nasta'liq inscription in Persian: 'Ebne Ghiath' (son of Ghiath). Details are woven in red [faded], black and metal thread [silver strip open S-wound on s white silk core].