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Woven silk

Title	Woven silk
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1700
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	People Birds Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 10.75in, Width: 10in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.127-1930
Record ID	T.127-1930
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1700
Notes	Brocaded, with human figures, birds and flowers in stripes; Persia; 1700-1729.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silk and silver-gilt thread woven on a satin ground Silk (Textile) Silk Thread Silver-Gilt Thread Satin Weave Brocaded
Fiziksel açıklama	Woven in silk and silver-gilt thread on a satin ground, in green, yellow, red, white, pale blue and pale brown. The design has five vertical stripes, separated by narrower ones, with the latter left plain, while the former are filled with repeating patterns. Of the patterened stripes, one set have seated human figures alternating with birds perched on flowering stems, while on the rest are symmetrical floral stems between pairs of birds.

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Woven silk

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1700

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject People Birds Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 10.75in, Width: 10in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.127-1930

Record ID T.127-1930

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1700

Notes Brocaded, with human figures, birds and flowers in stripes; Persia; 1700-1729.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silk and silver-gilt thread woven on a satin ground Silk (Textile) Silk Thread Silver-Gilt Thread Satin Weave Brocaded

Fiziksel açıklama Woven in silk and silver-gilt thread on a satin ground, in green, yellow, red, white, pale blue and pale brown. The design has five vertical stripes, separated by narrower ones, with the latter left plain, while the former are filled with repeating patterns. Of the patterened stripes, one set have seated human figures alternating with birds perched on flowering stems, while on the rest are symmetrical floral stems between pairs of birds.