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Title	Cover
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: 111cm, Width: 80cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.197-1923
Record ID	CIRC.197-1923
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	A cover of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk, padded and quilted, Iran, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, quilting, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Cover of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in running, straight and chain stitches, padded and quilted. Padded with a layer of fibres between the cream ground and a backing of loosely woven white cotton. The embroidery is worked through all three layers. The sides have been neatly sewn together - there are no raw edges. Were they sold like this so that the purchaser could add their own choice of decorative backing? Cream ground with a border of inward facing isolated red and green floral sprigs bending to the left; the ground of the border has been quilted with cream silk in a scale-like pattern. There is an inner and outer border with a green meander with a small red carnation. The main section has a lobed roundel in the centre formed by a green band with red spots. There is a flower in the centre enclosed within an 8-pointed star which links 4 large red full flowers and 4 flowers in profile only. A pair of serrated leaves and a small trefoil flower emerge from the top of each of these flowers. There are 12 small trees around the outer edge of the roundel. A quarter of the roundel, minus the trees, is in each corner. The rest of the ground is decorated with off-set rows of floral sprigs which have green leaves and 3 red carnations. They are upright in the lower half, and downward pointing in the upper half. The ground is quilted in a scale pattern. Threads: red, green and cream. Some of the running stitches have worn away leaving needle holes in the ground fabric. There is no underdrawing indicating the lines for quilting, although underdrawing can been seen under the floral motifs.

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Cover

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: 111cm, Width: 80cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.197-1923

Record ID CIRC.197-1923

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes A cover of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk, padded and quilted, Iran, 19th century

Malzemeler ve teknikler cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, quilting, sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Cover of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in running, straight and chain stitches, padded and quilted. Padded with a layer of fibres between the cream ground and a backing of loosely woven white cotton. The embroidery is worked through all three layers. The sides have been neatly sewn together - there are no raw edges. Were they sold like this so that the purchaser could add their own choice of decorative backing? Cream ground with a border of inward facing isolated red and green floral sprigs bending to the left; the ground of the border has been quilted with cream silk in a scale-like pattern. There is an inner and outer border with a green meander with a small red carnation. The main section has a lobed roundel in the centre formed by a green band with red spots. There is a flower in the centre enclosed within an 8-pointed star which links 4 large red full flowers and 4 flowers in profile only. A pair of serrated leaves and a small trefoil flower emerge from the top of each of these flowers. There are 12 small trees around the outer edge of the roundel. A quarter of the roundel, minus the trees, is in each corner. The rest of the ground is decorated with off-set rows of floral sprigs which have green leaves and 3 red carnations. They are upright in the lower half, and downward pointing in the upper half. The ground is quilted in a scale pattern. Threads: red, green and cream. Some of the running stitches have worn away leaving needle holes in the ground fabric. There is no underdrawing indicating the lines for quilting, although underdrawing can been seen under the floral motifs.