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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 Clothing
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 6.5cm, Width: 17cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.21:85-1955
Record ID	T.21:85-1955
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Dress fabric of brocaded silk and metal thread, Iran, 1800-1840
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Brocaded silk and metal thread
Fiziksel açıklama	Dress fabric of brocaded silk and metal thread. Pieced down the right hand side. Weft-faced plain weave; orange ground with three incomplete floral sprig. The ones on the left and in the centre bend slightly to the left; the one on the right [in the added section] bends to the right. The lower part of each spray is missing. There are two pairs of light green leaves, and iris and a round blossom and then 2 pairs of indistinct blossoms and three buds at the top. The colours of the flowers are light and dark blue, white and light brown. Metal strip open S-wound on a yellow silk core is also used. The lowest blossoms on the left hand side are woven with brown rather than dark blue.

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Dress fabric

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles Clothing

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 6.5cm, Width: 17cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.21:85-1955

Record ID T.21:85-1955

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Dress fabric of brocaded silk and metal thread, Iran, 1800-1840

Malzemeler ve teknikler Brocaded silk and metal thread

Fiziksel açıklama Dress fabric of brocaded silk and metal thread. Pieced down the right hand side. Weft-faced plain weave; orange ground with three incomplete floral sprig. The ones on the left and in the centre bend slightly to the left; the one on the right [in the added section] bends to the right. The lower part of each spray is missing. There are two pairs of light green leaves, and iris and a round blossom and then 2 pairs of indistinct blossoms and three buds at the top. The colours of the flowers are light and dark blue, white and light brown. Metal strip open S-wound on a yellow silk core is also used. The lowest blossoms on the left hand side are woven with brown rather than dark blue.