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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	Maximum length: 17.5cm, Maximum width: 14.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.376D-1922
Record ID	CIRC.376D-1922
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	A fragment of a dress fabric with silk and metal threads, Iran, first half 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	silk thread, metal thread, weaving, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Woven silk and metal thread, plain weave ground . Warp: light pink [or faded red] silk Weft: mauve, white, green, light blue and red silk Metal thread: silver strip open S-wound on yellow silk. metal thread ground with a repeating pattern of two rows: [1] a square 'vase' outlined in green decorated with small stylised flower heads in red, light blue and mauve from which emerges a large red flame multi-petalled flower head edged in white with a blue calyx. In between this row of red flower heads is an 8-petalled blue rosette with a red centre framed with a green leafy stem forming a heart-shaped vase with a neck from which emerges [2] a similar red flame multi-petalled flower surmounted by two small green leaves. In between each flower head a thin green leafy stem with two small tulip buds in red and blue edged in white curves over a small 8-petalled blue rosette with red centre. Sized on the back. There are noticeable weaving faults. The edges have been folded under as if to form one side of a purse or bag. The textile has been pieced and one piece is patterned with a slightly smaller version of the main one: with the motifs being 5.7 cm rather than 6.3 cm.

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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 Maximum length: 17.5cm, Maximum width: 14.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.376D-1922

Record ID CIRC.376D-1922

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes A fragment of a dress fabric with silk and metal threads, Iran, first half 19th century

Malzemeler ve teknikler silk thread, metal thread, weaving, sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Woven silk and metal thread, plain weave ground . Warp: light pink [or faded red] silk Weft: mauve, white, green, light blue and red silk Metal thread: silver strip open S-wound on yellow silk. metal thread ground with a repeating pattern of two rows: [1] a square 'vase' outlined in green decorated with small stylised flower heads in red, light blue and mauve from which emerges a large red flame multi-petalled flower head edged in white with a blue calyx. In between this row of red flower heads is an 8-petalled blue rosette with a red centre framed with a green leafy stem forming a heart-shaped vase with a neck from which emerges [2] a similar red flame multi-petalled flower surmounted by two small green leaves. In between each flower head a thin green leafy stem with two small tulip buds in red and blue edged in white curves over a small 8-petalled blue rosette with red centre. Sized on the back. There are noticeable weaving faults. The edges have been folded under as if to form one side of a purse or bag. The textile has been pieced and one piece is patterned with a slightly smaller version of the main one: with the motifs being 5.7 cm rather than 6.3 cm.