Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1825
Publication Place
Iran (made) Yazd (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 44cm, Width: 43.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.379-1950
Record ID
T.379-1950
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1825
Notes
Middle East, Textile; Scarf or lachak , cream cotton with silk embroidery, Zoroastrian, Iran, 1825-1875
Sample Text
Note paper label glued to the back with the penciled numbers '15 fr' [15 francs?] embroidered as part of the design.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches and couching trimmed with silk cord and tassels. White ground with a simple outer embroidered border of a stroke and zigzag in red broken by occasional small green or yellow spirals. In the centre is an irregular roundel filled with concentric 11-pointed stars in various coloured silks surrounded by a pointed circle, followed by a red [pseudo-?] inscription. From this, four 'tongues' pointing into the corners with an infill of red meanders with various coloured leaves. In between, an irregular swirl, presumably a stylized peacock, each surmounted by a star motif and flanked by a multi-coloured bird in profile with small quadrupeds and floral swirls. The whole is edged with a black silk cord which has been sewn on. There are the remains of a tassel in each corner. Embroidery Thread: silk, 2Z.
Üretim
Zoroastrian
