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Dress fabric

Title	Dress fabric
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles Clothing
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 82.5cm, Minimum width: 21cm, Maximum width: 23cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.137-1994
Record ID	T.137-1994
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Dress fabric, block-printed cotton, Iran, 1800-1899
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Plain weave cotton, resist dyeing, block printing Cotton (Textile) Plain Weave Resist Dyeing Block Printing
Fiziksel açıklama	Resist-dyed, block printed, plain weave cotton. There are some black registration pin marks. White ground with coiling black stems forming two vertical meanders with light blue leaves and green leaves. There are many places where the yellow block has completely missed its mark. Small red and blue flowers including carnations; some details in purple. There is a narrow border stripe down the left hand side; this has a white ground with purple flower heads and angular yellow leaves. To the left of this is part of a red ground border with a larger scale design, but only the edge of this remains.

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Dress fabric

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles Clothing

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 82.5cm, Minimum width: 21cm, Maximum width: 23cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.137-1994

Record ID T.137-1994

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Dress fabric, block-printed cotton, Iran, 1800-1899

Malzemeler ve teknikler Plain weave cotton, resist dyeing, block printing Cotton (Textile) Plain Weave Resist Dyeing Block Printing

Fiziksel açıklama Resist-dyed, block printed, plain weave cotton. There are some black registration pin marks. White ground with coiling black stems forming two vertical meanders with light blue leaves and green leaves. There are many places where the yellow block has completely missed its mark. Small red and blue flowers including carnations; some details in purple. There is a narrow border stripe down the left hand side; this has a white ground with purple flower heads and angular yellow leaves. To the left of this is part of a red ground border with a larger scale design, but only the edge of this remains.