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Blouse

Title	Blouse
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: 100cm, Across sleeves and shoulders width: 170cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	92-1877
Record ID	92-1877
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	embroidered, 1770-1829, Persian
İlişki	Caspar Purdon Clarke
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing.
Fiziksel açıklama	Blouse of plain weave cotton [or is it silk?] embroidered with silk and metal thread in straight stitches with a needleleace insertion. The embroidery is reversible. There is no shoulder seam. The long sleeves are set in at right angles; there is a diamond shaped gusset under the arm. The neck is straight across the back but has been cut into a slightly angular circle with a very deep slit, almost to waist level. The back is undecorated, but there is a broad band of embroidery around the rest; silver-gilt thread forming rough lozenges edged with black and silver reciprocal triangles. A black silk cord has been attached to the inner edge; this forms a loop at the top left hand side. A piece of black thread suggests there might have been a button on the top right hand side. The same border pattern forms a band along the bottom of the front centre panel. This panel has a horizontal seam across the top which seems to cut through some of the embroidery. Down both sides it is attached with a narrow silk insertion. The embroidered design forms a truncated arch shape: a spray of 3 pink carnations with dark and light blue details alternates with a spray of 3 mauve carnations [faded] with dark pink, dark and light blue details. These two are in off-set rows. There is a rolled hem. There is a selvedge at each wrist. Cotton Thread [or is it silk?]: Z-spun Silk Thread:2S; dark pink, light pink, light mauve, light blue, dark blue, very light green, black. Metal Thread: [1] silver stripe open and close S-wound on white silk core; [2] silver-gilt open and close S-wound on cream silk core.

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Blouse

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: 100cm, Across sleeves and shoulders width: 170cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 92-1877

Record ID 92-1877

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes embroidered, 1770-1829, Persian

İlişki Caspar Purdon Clarke

Malzemeler ve teknikler cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing.

Fiziksel açıklama Blouse of plain weave cotton [or is it silk?] embroidered with silk and metal thread in straight stitches with a needleleace insertion. The embroidery is reversible. There is no shoulder seam. The long sleeves are set in at right angles; there is a diamond shaped gusset under the arm. The neck is straight across the back but has been cut into a slightly angular circle with a very deep slit, almost to waist level. The back is undecorated, but there is a broad band of embroidery around the rest; silver-gilt thread forming rough lozenges edged with black and silver reciprocal triangles. A black silk cord has been attached to the inner edge; this forms a loop at the top left hand side. A piece of black thread suggests there might have been a button on the top right hand side. The same border pattern forms a band along the bottom of the front centre panel. This panel has a horizontal seam across the top which seems to cut through some of the embroidery. Down both sides it is attached with a narrow silk insertion. The embroidered design forms a truncated arch shape: a spray of 3 pink carnations with dark and light blue details alternates with a spray of 3 mauve carnations [faded] with dark pink, dark and light blue details. These two are in off-set rows. There is a rolled hem. There is a selvedge at each wrist. Cotton Thread [or is it silk?]: Z-spun Silk Thread:2S; dark pink, light pink, light mauve, light blue, dark blue, very light green, black. Metal Thread: [1] silver stripe open and close S-wound on white silk core; [2] silver-gilt open and close S-wound on cream silk core.