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Printed cotton

Title	Printed cotton
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: 57cm, Width: 28.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1187-1888
Record ID	1187-1888
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Middle East, Textile;
Sample Text	Translation God is pleased with the thankful slave [person]. Pillar of the Arab nation, order of the country of Persia. Note Printed inscription in two lines.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, weaving, printing
Fiziksel açıklama	Part of a border, printed and painted plain weave cotton. Displayed behind glass. White ground with blue along the lower edge. Effectively there are 6 bands, described from the bottom: [1] green ground with small blue star-like flowers and red 4-petalled flowers linked by a pair of curving dark stems; [2] white ground with 5 large many-petalled flowers in red. In between these are 2 different sprays of small stylized flowers and fine stems and leaves; [3] as [1]; [4] blue ground with one whole and 2 incomplete white ground cartouches containing inscriptions; [5] green band which turns a right angle and runs along the right hand side of this piece - there are small red flowers of varying design alternating with small curved leaves; [6] the same green ground with one whole and 2 incomplete white ground cartouches covered with fine red foliage and with an inscription. There was confusion in the right hand corner during printing and part of a 3rd horizontal cartouche was printed before the vertical border was imposed.

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Printed cotton

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: 57cm, Width: 28.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1187-1888

Record ID 1187-1888

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Middle East, Textile;

Sample Text Translation God is pleased with the thankful slave [person]. Pillar of the Arab nation, order of the country of Persia. Note Printed inscription in two lines.

Malzemeler ve teknikler cotton yarn, weaving, printing

Fiziksel açıklama Part of a border, printed and painted plain weave cotton. Displayed behind glass. White ground with blue along the lower edge. Effectively there are 6 bands, described from the bottom: [1] green ground with small blue star-like flowers and red 4-petalled flowers linked by a pair of curving dark stems; [2] white ground with 5 large many-petalled flowers in red. In between these are 2 different sprays of small stylized flowers and fine stems and leaves; [3] as [1]; [4] blue ground with one whole and 2 incomplete white ground cartouches containing inscriptions; [5] green band which turns a right angle and runs along the right hand side of this piece - there are small red flowers of varying design alternating with small curved leaves; [6] the same green ground with one whole and 2 incomplete white ground cartouches covered with fine red foliage and with an inscription. There was confusion in the right hand corner during printing and part of a 3rd horizontal cartouche was printed before the vertical border was imposed.