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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
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 21cm, Width: 47cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.202-1909
Record ID	T.202-1909
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	A fragment of a dress fabric with silk and metal threads, Iran, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Dress fabric, woven silk and cotton brocaded with silk and metal thread. Displayed behind glass. Warp: white, blue and yellow silk. Weft: Z-spun white cotton. Brocading wefts: dark blue and green silk and gilt metal strip S-wound on yellow silk core and silver metal strip S-wound on white silk core. Stripes: [1] gilt metal forming a chevron on a yellow ground. [2] white ground with a small flower, stem and leaves in silver. [3] wider stripe with a silver star-like flower filling the entire width and with a sinuous stem of leaves growing above it. [4] repeat of [2]. [5] repeat of [1].

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Dress fabric

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: 21cm, Width: 47cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.202-1909

Record ID T.202-1909

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes A fragment of a dress fabric with silk and metal threads, Iran, 19th century

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

Fiziksel açıklama Dress fabric, woven silk and cotton brocaded with silk and metal thread. Displayed behind glass. Warp: white, blue and yellow silk. Weft: Z-spun white cotton. Brocading wefts: dark blue and green silk and gilt metal strip S-wound on yellow silk core and silver metal strip S-wound on white silk core. Stripes: [1] gilt metal forming a chevron on a yellow ground. [2] white ground with a small flower, stem and leaves in silver. [3] wider stripe with a silver star-like flower filling the entire width and with a sinuous stem of leaves growing above it. [4] repeat of [2]. [5] repeat of [1].