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Trouser panel

Title	Trouser panel
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: 68cm, Width: 51cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	53-1877
Record ID	53-1877
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	F, embroidered, 1800-1860, Persian
İlişki	Caspar Purdon Clarke
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches. Directional design with the top of the pattern at the bottom of the panel, so that the wearer saw the correct pattern. There is a patch at the lower right hand corner which has the same, or very similar, design. The main pattern is a series of diagonal lines from lower right to upper left. These are chevron lines in green and dark blue. There are two sizes of stripes: [1] narrow stripes: white ground with pink blossoms, blue and orange flower heads and dark green foliage. [2] wider stripes in two designs: [a] a spray of 3 pink flowers and 2 blue leaves and a pink rosette within a green stepped octagon and 2 blue leaves. [b] a pink flower with 3 white and blue flowers in a small vase and an arrangement with 5 flowers and 2 blue/dark blue crosses. There is a narrow border down the lower part of each side, the one on the right hand side has been disrupted by the patch. The bottom border has left-leaning pink blossoms alternating with 3 light and dark blue flowers. Threads: 2S silk: red, pink, light green, green, dark green, orange, blue, dark blue, yellow, white, mauve, off-white and others pale shades.

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Trouser panel

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: 68cm, Width: 51cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 53-1877

Record ID 53-1877

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes F, embroidered, 1800-1860, Persian

İlişki Caspar Purdon Clarke

Malzemeler ve teknikler cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches. Directional design with the top of the pattern at the bottom of the panel, so that the wearer saw the correct pattern. There is a patch at the lower right hand corner which has the same, or very similar, design. The main pattern is a series of diagonal lines from lower right to upper left. These are chevron lines in green and dark blue. There are two sizes of stripes: [1] narrow stripes: white ground with pink blossoms, blue and orange flower heads and dark green foliage. [2] wider stripes in two designs: [a] a spray of 3 pink flowers and 2 blue leaves and a pink rosette within a green stepped octagon and 2 blue leaves. [b] a pink flower with 3 white and blue flowers in a small vase and an arrangement with 5 flowers and 2 blue/dark blue crosses. There is a narrow border down the lower part of each side, the one on the right hand side has been disrupted by the patch. The bottom border has left-leaning pink blossoms alternating with 3 light and dark blue flowers. Threads: 2S silk: red, pink, light green, green, dark green, orange, blue, dark blue, yellow, white, mauve, off-white and others pale shades.