Publication Date
1870
Publication Place
Yarkand (made) -
Subject
Textiles Clothing
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 81.3cm, Width: 82.6cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
IS.1391-1883
Record ID
IS.1391-1883
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1870
Notes
Dress fabric, silk ikat, Yarkand (today Shache), Xinjiang, China, 1870s
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silk ikat Silk Ikat
Fiziksel açıklama
Dress fabric, consists of two narrow pieces stitched together to secure greater breadth. The threads of the warp are first printed with conventional pattern in various colours. The threads of the weft are then passed through in such a way as not to interfere with it.