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Purse

Title	Purse
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Accessories Embroidery Textiles Clothing
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 7.5cm (maximum), Width: 5.5cm, Length: 3in (maximum), Width: 2in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.153-1966
Record ID	T.153-1966
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Purse of embroidered silk satin with silk, silver-gilt and metal threads, Iran, 1800-1899
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Embroidered silk satin with silk, silver-gilt and metal threads, lined with silk
Fiziksel açıklama	Purse, probably for a watch, a mohr tablet or an amulet, of embroidered silk satin with laid and couched metal thread and silks in chain stitch, and trimmed with silk cord. Lined with plain weave silk. Tear-drop shape. The case is flat with a slit opening round the pointed end. The black satin ground is patterned with a whirling sun motif inside the tear-drop form, itself emphasised by four decorative outlines, all incorporating metal thread. The sun, and three of the four coiled looped outlines are in metal thread couched with orange silk. A narrow line of chain stitch in purple silk separates this grouping of outlines from the last of black silk cord with metal thread. The side seam is embellished with purple silk cord with silver-gilt thread forming two small loops at the apex of the opening. The metal thread consists of a silver strip close Z-wound on a deep orange silk core, a silver strip close wound on white silk core, and silver-gilt strip close Z-wound on orange silk core.

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Purse

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Accessories Embroidery Textiles Clothing

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 7.5cm (maximum), Width: 5.5cm, Length: 3in (maximum), Width: 2in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.153-1966

Record ID T.153-1966

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Purse of embroidered silk satin with silk, silver-gilt and metal threads, Iran, 1800-1899

Malzemeler ve teknikler Embroidered silk satin with silk, silver-gilt and metal threads, lined with silk

Fiziksel açıklama Purse, probably for a watch, a mohr tablet or an amulet, of embroidered silk satin with laid and couched metal thread and silks in chain stitch, and trimmed with silk cord. Lined with plain weave silk. Tear-drop shape. The case is flat with a slit opening round the pointed end. The black satin ground is patterned with a whirling sun motif inside the tear-drop form, itself emphasised by four decorative outlines, all incorporating metal thread. The sun, and three of the four coiled looped outlines are in metal thread couched with orange silk. A narrow line of chain stitch in purple silk separates this grouping of outlines from the last of black silk cord with metal thread. The side seam is embellished with purple silk cord with silver-gilt thread forming two small loops at the apex of the opening. The metal thread consists of a silver strip close Z-wound on a deep orange silk core, a silver strip close wound on white silk core, and silver-gilt strip close Z-wound on orange silk core.