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Dress fabric

Title	Dress fabric
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Iran (made) India (made) Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 53cm, Width: 45cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1368-1899
Record ID	1368-1899
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	brocaded silk, 1800s, Persian, possibly Indian
Malzemeler ve teknikler	silk thread, weaving, brocading
Fiziksel açıklama	Brocaded silk, twill. Foundation warp: yellow silk, indeterminable twist Foundation weft: yellow silk, indeterminable twist Pattern wefts: red and green silk, indeterminable twist Yellow ground with a small diaper pattern and alternating large green flowering plants with yellow stems and leaves and a small, single blossoming plant in yellow; all edge in red. Arranged in offset rows. There are three small and 2 large motifs in one row and 3 large and 2 small in the next row. There are large spaces between the motifs.

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Dress fabric

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Iran (made) India (made) Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 53cm, Width: 45cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1368-1899

Record ID 1368-1899

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes brocaded silk, 1800s, Persian, possibly Indian

Malzemeler ve teknikler silk thread, weaving, brocading

Fiziksel açıklama Brocaded silk, twill. Foundation warp: yellow silk, indeterminable twist Foundation weft: yellow silk, indeterminable twist Pattern wefts: red and green silk, indeterminable twist Yellow ground with a small diaper pattern and alternating large green flowering plants with yellow stems and leaves and a small, single blossoming plant in yellow; all edge in red. Arranged in offset rows. There are three small and 2 large motifs in one row and 3 large and 2 small in the next row. There are large spaces between the motifs.