Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Width: 63cm, Length: 107cm, Length: 107cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
834-1904
Record ID
834-1904
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
silk, 1500-99, Turkish; Brocaded, green, crimson and metal thread
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silk (Textile)
Fiziksel açıklama
Technical analysis Foundation weave: 5 end satin, decochement 3 by 1 and 2 wefts. Warp: 2 warps: 1 foundation warp and 1 pile warp Proportion: 4 foundation warps to 1 crimson pile warp, 2 foundation warps to 1 green pile warp. Foundation warp: Material: silk, white, S twist. Thread count: 80 foundation warps per cm Velvet Warp: Material: Silk, green and red, S twist. Thread count: 15 pile warps per cm Description: cut, voided and brocaded velvet. The design is one of repeating row of ogilval lattices. This piece has been pieced together from many smaller pieces. Weft: 4 wefts: 1 foundation weft, 1 squeezing weft, 1 supporting weft, 1 brocading weft. Proportion: 2 foundation wefts, 1 rod, 1 supplementary supporting weft, 1 supplementary squeezing weft, 2 metal brocading threads. Foundation weft: Material: cotton, white, Z twist, doubled. Thread count: 18 foundation wefts per cm Squeezing weft: Materials: silk, white, S twist, very thin. Thread count: 9 squeezing wefts per cm Supporting weft: Materials: silk, white, S twist, very thin. Thread count: 9 squeezing wefts per cm Brocading Weft: Materal: silk, white and yellow (when the design requires it), 2 ply, S twist. Metal threads are wound on the silk core in an S direction. Bound in a 4/1 twill, S direction. Two per pile unit. Thread count: 18 metal brocading threads per cm. Selvedge: 5 end satin. The inventory at the V&A refers to the colours as being crimson red and green. However, the green has been documented for this analysis as yellow as this is how it appears to the analyst.
