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Prayer mat

Title	Prayer mat
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1811
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 103cm (Note: proper left), Width: 681mm, Length: 104cm (Note: proper right)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1410-1900
Record ID	1410-1900
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1811
Notes	Prayer mat, silk backed with cotton, Iran, Qajar period, 1811
Sample Text	Inscription and date embroidered in the roundel. Translation 'Glory be to my Exalted Lord and praise belong to him.'
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, resist and block printing, sewing, quilting Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing Quilting Resist Printing Block Printing
Fiziksel açıklama	Silk satin embroidered with silk in running and straight stitches, quilted, backed with block printed cotton and faced with woven silk. A greenish-yellow ground. A framing band [a] of a floral green stemmed meander holding alternate orange and light blue or orange and grey and brown flowerheads. Along the top and two sides, a wider band of red and orange five-petalled rosettes alternating with six-petalled buds in dark and light blue and orange, accompanied by serrated green and yellow and brown leaf forms, and red and orange isolated buds, all on ground quilted with green silk in a scale-like pattern. A repeat of [a] on these three sides leads into the central panel, which is divided into a lobed arch and spandrels. The arch contains offset rows of isolated floral motifs echoing the border colouring. The ground is quilted with the scale-like pattern. The arch is delineated in olive brown with a multi-coloured chevron infill. Just below the apex of the arch is a roundel containing an inscription and the date. The spandrels are decorated with a lattice formed by simple leaves; within each lozenge is a small flowering plant. There is evidence of under-drawing in black ink. Embroidery Thread: green, orange, yellow, light blue, grey, brown, red, dark blue; 2S Backing: pieced; plain weave ochre-yellow cotton resist and block printed with off set rows of a floral motif in white, black, green, blue and red. There is a white semi-circular flowerhead with a red centre and over this is a pair of small leaves and three short stems with red buds. Facing: bias-cut, black plain weave silk.
Üslup	Qajar

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Prayer mat

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1811

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 103cm (Note: proper left), Width: 681mm, Length: 104cm (Note: proper right)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1410-1900

Record ID 1410-1900

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1811

Notes Prayer mat, silk backed with cotton, Iran, Qajar period, 1811

Sample Text Inscription and date embroidered in the roundel. Translation 'Glory be to my Exalted Lord and praise belong to him.'

Malzemeler ve teknikler cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, resist and block printing, sewing, quilting Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing Quilting Resist Printing Block Printing

Fiziksel açıklama Silk satin embroidered with silk in running and straight stitches, quilted, backed with block printed cotton and faced with woven silk. A greenish-yellow ground. A framing band [a] of a floral green stemmed meander holding alternate orange and light blue or orange and grey and brown flowerheads. Along the top and two sides, a wider band of red and orange five-petalled rosettes alternating with six-petalled buds in dark and light blue and orange, accompanied by serrated green and yellow and brown leaf forms, and red and orange isolated buds, all on ground quilted with green silk in a scale-like pattern. A repeat of [a] on these three sides leads into the central panel, which is divided into a lobed arch and spandrels. The arch contains offset rows of isolated floral motifs echoing the border colouring. The ground is quilted with the scale-like pattern. The arch is delineated in olive brown with a multi-coloured chevron infill. Just below the apex of the arch is a roundel containing an inscription and the date. The spandrels are decorated with a lattice formed by simple leaves; within each lozenge is a small flowering plant. There is evidence of under-drawing in black ink. Embroidery Thread: green, orange, yellow, light blue, grey, brown, red, dark blue; 2S Backing: pieced; plain weave ochre-yellow cotton resist and block printed with off set rows of a floral motif in white, black, green, blue and red. There is a white semi-circular flowerhead with a red centre and over this is a pair of small leaves and three short stems with red buds. Facing: bias-cut, black plain weave silk.

Üslup Qajar