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Burqa

Title	Burqa
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles Clothing Embroidery
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Back length: 143cm, Front length: 74cm, Hem circumference: 531cm, Back length: 56in, Front length: 29in, Hem circumference: 207in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.237-1966
Record ID	T.237-1966
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Burqa of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk, Iran, 1800-1899
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Embroidered cotton with silk threads
Fiziksel açıklama	Burqa of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in back, satin, double running and stem stitches, and pulled thread work and whitework. This is made from six widths of white cotton, five of which are tightly gathered into a skull cap. The sixth panel is only gathered at the front sides, leaving a 25 cm wide flat panel at the front, in which is a cartouche panel of pulled thread work at eye level decorated with a row of chevrons and zigzags and stylised plant motifs. From 25 cm below the skull cap, the front panel is split to the hem and a wide triangular piece 40.5 cm deep is inserted. Below this the garment is open. The embroidery is confined to the skull cap and to the triangular insertion, apart from some small sprigs round the pulled fabric panels. The skull cap is divided into concentric circles containing floral sprigs followed by a broken zigzag with floral sprigs in between. This is followed by a band of leaves in double running and pulled thread work. The pieced triangular panel contains two small botehs and three stylised cypress trees with birds and a border of floral sprigs. In addition, on either side of the main cypress trees is an elongated form which might be a fish.

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Burqa

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles Clothing Embroidery

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Back length: 143cm, Front length: 74cm, Hem circumference: 531cm, Back length: 56in, Front length: 29in, Hem circumference: 207in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.237-1966

Record ID T.237-1966

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Burqa of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk, Iran, 1800-1899

Malzemeler ve teknikler Embroidered cotton with silk threads

Fiziksel açıklama Burqa of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in back, satin, double running and stem stitches, and pulled thread work and whitework. This is made from six widths of white cotton, five of which are tightly gathered into a skull cap. The sixth panel is only gathered at the front sides, leaving a 25 cm wide flat panel at the front, in which is a cartouche panel of pulled thread work at eye level decorated with a row of chevrons and zigzags and stylised plant motifs. From 25 cm below the skull cap, the front panel is split to the hem and a wide triangular piece 40.5 cm deep is inserted. Below this the garment is open. The embroidery is confined to the skull cap and to the triangular insertion, apart from some small sprigs round the pulled fabric panels. The skull cap is divided into concentric circles containing floral sprigs followed by a broken zigzag with floral sprigs in between. This is followed by a band of leaves in double running and pulled thread work. The pieced triangular panel contains two small botehs and three stylised cypress trees with birds and a border of floral sprigs. In addition, on either side of the main cypress trees is an elongated form which might be a fish.