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Title	Mat
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: 44.5cm, Width: 41cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	836-1876
Record ID	836-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	embroidered, 1800s, Persian
Malzemeler ve teknikler	silk thread, metal thread, cotton yarn, weaving, embroidering, crochet, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Oval mat of cotton velvet, cut pile, embroidered with couched metal thread and embroidered with silk in straight stitches; edged with a metal thread lace and backed with plain weave silk. The ground is light brown velvety. In the centre is a 'gold' 8-pointed star with a central roundel qand a circle of red silk dots outlines in silver. The dots may be chenille thread; they are unlike the rest of the coloured embroidery which is flat. Each point of the star ends with a blue trefoil. The star is surrounded by an 8-pointed line decorated with small inward pointing pink trefoils and outward pointing green, yellow and pink trefoil. Each point of the line ends with either a 'gold' flower head in profile couched to create a basket-weave effect or a 3-petalled flower head in pink, light blue , yellow and black with metal thread basket-weave leaves. There are coloured silk and metal thread flower and leaf groups filling the spaces between the main motifs. Isolated pink flowers and coloured leaves form a border around the edge. Embroidery threads: silk: black Z-twist; yellow, pink, light blue, dark green, blue, light green all 2S. Metal threads: silver strip close S-wound on Z-twist white silk core; silver-gilt close S-wound on Z-twist white silk core. The stems and outlines have been worked over laid white silk threads to create a raised effect. An edging has been added: it seems to be braided metal thread with a crochet border along one side. Backing: pieced, dark reed plain weave silk.

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Mat

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: 44.5cm, Width: 41cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 836-1876

Record ID 836-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes embroidered, 1800s, Persian

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

Fiziksel açıklama Oval mat of cotton velvet, cut pile, embroidered with couched metal thread and embroidered with silk in straight stitches; edged with a metal thread lace and backed with plain weave silk. The ground is light brown velvety. In the centre is a 'gold' 8-pointed star with a central roundel qand a circle of red silk dots outlines in silver. The dots may be chenille thread; they are unlike the rest of the coloured embroidery which is flat. Each point of the star ends with a blue trefoil. The star is surrounded by an 8-pointed line decorated with small inward pointing pink trefoils and outward pointing green, yellow and pink trefoil. Each point of the line ends with either a 'gold' flower head in profile couched to create a basket-weave effect or a 3-petalled flower head in pink, light blue , yellow and black with metal thread basket-weave leaves. There are coloured silk and metal thread flower and leaf groups filling the spaces between the main motifs. Isolated pink flowers and coloured leaves form a border around the edge. Embroidery threads: silk: black Z-twist; yellow, pink, light blue, dark green, blue, light green all 2S. Metal threads: silver strip close S-wound on Z-twist white silk core; silver-gilt close S-wound on Z-twist white silk core. The stems and outlines have been worked over laid white silk threads to create a raised effect. An edging has been added: it seems to be braided metal thread with a crochet border along one side. Backing: pieced, dark reed plain weave silk.