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Title	Cover
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles Interiors
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 106cm (Maximum), Diameter: 102cm (Diameter)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.72-1970
Record ID	T.72-1970
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	Circular, printed cover, Iran, 1850-1920
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton yarn with weaving, roller printing and block printing
Fiziksel açıklama	Circular cover, roller printed, machine woven cotton 2/1 twill, backed with block printed plain weave cotton and faced with undecorated dark blue plain weave cotton. The cover has been made from a series of triangular shaped pieces and does not lie flat. The striped fabrics form a series of borders . From the outer edge working in, these are: [a] a white ground patterned with 4-pointed stars in blue edged with red separated by a floral motif in green either side of which is an elongated boteh with a black centre, and edged in red and green or in red and blue. All have yellow details. [b] a narrow red ground border with a condensed yellow meander with a green leaf and black and white flower. [c] a black ground with an angular red and white meander entrapping a cluster of three predominantly blue flowers and leaves. [d] same as [b] [e] same as [a] but on a yellow ground and with slight colour variations. [f] same as [b] [g] same as [c] [h] same as [b] [I] same as [a] The sequence continues from [a] to form a central series of squares, terminating in pattern [a]. Colours: red, blue, yellow, green, black. The backing is a low quality printed cotton made from two pieces patterned with a series of stripes bearing floral motifs. It gives the appearance of being over-washed but the predominant colours are blue and beige.

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Cover

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles Interiors

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 106cm (Maximum), Diameter: 102cm (Diameter)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.72-1970

Record ID T.72-1970

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes Circular, printed cover, Iran, 1850-1920

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton yarn with weaving, roller printing and block printing

Fiziksel açıklama Circular cover, roller printed, machine woven cotton 2/1 twill, backed with block printed plain weave cotton and faced with undecorated dark blue plain weave cotton. The cover has been made from a series of triangular shaped pieces and does not lie flat. The striped fabrics form a series of borders . From the outer edge working in, these are: [a] a white ground patterned with 4-pointed stars in blue edged with red separated by a floral motif in green either side of which is an elongated boteh with a black centre, and edged in red and green or in red and blue. All have yellow details. [b] a narrow red ground border with a condensed yellow meander with a green leaf and black and white flower. [c] a black ground with an angular red and white meander entrapping a cluster of three predominantly blue flowers and leaves. [d] same as [b] [e] same as [a] but on a yellow ground and with slight colour variations. [f] same as [b] [g] same as [c] [h] same as [b] [I] same as [a] The sequence continues from [a] to form a central series of squares, terminating in pattern [a]. Colours: red, blue, yellow, green, black. The backing is a low quality printed cotton made from two pieces patterned with a series of stripes bearing floral motifs. It gives the appearance of being over-washed but the predominant colours are blue and beige.