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Holster

Title	Holster
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: 41.5cm, Including strap length: 51cm, Maximum width: 17cm, Minimum width: 7cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	842A-1876
Record ID	842A-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	embroidered leather, 1800-1850, Persian
Sample Text	Note in ink on the back, on the strap, some letters including 'poznj'
Malzemeler ve teknikler	silk thread, metal thread, cotton yarn, leather, weaving, embroidering, sewing.
Fiziksel açıklama	Holster for a pistol or revolver, leather and silk velvet embroidered with silk in straight stitches, couched metal thread and cotton in chain stitch. Basically this is an elongated triangle with slightly curving sides. The back is flat and is made from brown leather stamped with a pattern of pairs of vertical and diagonal lines forming a chevron design with circular indentations. At the bottom is an arch-shaped piece of green leather [into which a strap would have been inserted]. The lower edge is bound with a narrow strip of green leather. A fine line of alternating black and white cotton in chain stitch goes down the sides and over the point of the green arch. Towards the top of the back there is a larger downward pointing arch shape in green leather with the same black/white stitching. Inserted into this are the two ends of a brown leather strap forming a loop and stitched in place with cotton twine. These are further secured by horizontal pieces of brown and green leather which are stitched into 2 small horizontal arch-shaped pieces of green leather. The front is formed by a curved piece of leather joined down the sides to the back but open at the bottom. An arch-shaped flap of leather covers the upper half of the front. The flap and the uncovered part of the front are covered with dark blue velvet which must have been embroidered first and then glued [?] to the leather. The sides have been reinforced with a strip of leather and the edges of the flap are worked into a chevron pattern using green, red, white, mauve [faded], blue and yellow silk. The flap is embroidered with the seated figure of a man with a bird on his left hand. He is within an arch shape. There is a border on 3 sides [not across the top] with a meander with flowers and leaves. Red, dark red, green and a little yellow silk is used for details. The main embroidery is couched metal thread. The lower part of the front has a long, lobed cypress tree, stems and flowers. There are two embroidered green spots at the bottom. Silk: 2S Metal Thread: [1] silver strip open and close S-wound on white silk and couched over card shapes. [2] silver-gilt strip open and close S-wound on white silk and couched over card shapes.

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Holster

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: 41.5cm, Including strap length: 51cm, Maximum width: 17cm, Minimum width: 7cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 842A-1876

Record ID 842A-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes embroidered leather, 1800-1850, Persian

Sample Text Note in ink on the back, on the strap, some letters including 'poznj'

Malzemeler ve teknikler silk thread, metal thread, cotton yarn, leather, weaving, embroidering, sewing.

Fiziksel açıklama Holster for a pistol or revolver, leather and silk velvet embroidered with silk in straight stitches, couched metal thread and cotton in chain stitch. Basically this is an elongated triangle with slightly curving sides. The back is flat and is made from brown leather stamped with a pattern of pairs of vertical and diagonal lines forming a chevron design with circular indentations. At the bottom is an arch-shaped piece of green leather [into which a strap would have been inserted]. The lower edge is bound with a narrow strip of green leather. A fine line of alternating black and white cotton in chain stitch goes down the sides and over the point of the green arch. Towards the top of the back there is a larger downward pointing arch shape in green leather with the same black/white stitching. Inserted into this are the two ends of a brown leather strap forming a loop and stitched in place with cotton twine. These are further secured by horizontal pieces of brown and green leather which are stitched into 2 small horizontal arch-shaped pieces of green leather. The front is formed by a curved piece of leather joined down the sides to the back but open at the bottom. An arch-shaped flap of leather covers the upper half of the front. The flap and the uncovered part of the front are covered with dark blue velvet which must have been embroidered first and then glued [?] to the leather. The sides have been reinforced with a strip of leather and the edges of the flap are worked into a chevron pattern using green, red, white, mauve [faded], blue and yellow silk. The flap is embroidered with the seated figure of a man with a bird on his left hand. He is within an arch shape. There is a border on 3 sides [not across the top] with a meander with flowers and leaves. Red, dark red, green and a little yellow silk is used for details. The main embroidery is couched metal thread. The lower part of the front has a long, lobed cypress tree, stems and flowers. There are two embroidered green spots at the bottom. Silk: 2S Metal Thread: [1] silver strip open and close S-wound on white silk and couched over card shapes. [2] silver-gilt strip open and close S-wound on white silk and couched over card shapes.