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Prayer mat

Title	Prayer mat
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: 138cm, Width: 91.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1435-1903
Record ID	1435-1903
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Middle East, Textile; woven silk, 1800s, Persian
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, printing, sewing.
Fiziksel açıklama	Prayer mat of woven silk backed with roller-printed cotton and faced with woven cotton. Woven in one piece, there are no seams. The white ground is divided into wide and narrow stripes; all the colour is carried in the warp. From the left: [1] narrow stripe with an upright floral motif of an iris, 2 buds and 2 pale green leaves rising from a small dark green mound with a pair of small dark green leaves. The petals of the flowers and buds are worked in cream silk. The floral motif alternates with a small dark green flowerhead in the centre of 2 dark green brackets with half flowerheads at each end. [2] wide stripe: a cartouche shaped lattice formed by fine dark green S and Z shaped lines with a rounded pale green flowerhead where the lines meet and also half way along each line. In each compartment is a stylized cypress tree in pale green with dark green details. [3] as [1] [4] Central stripe: this is a narrower version of [2] and is 13 cm wide rather than 29.5 cm. The design in the upper 13.5 cm changes to form a mihrab/niche. The change is abrupt with 3 dark green and 2 pale green lines forming an elongated lobed arch. The ground is yellow and the niche contains curling dark green stems bearing pink carnations. There is a spray of 4 pink flowerheads at the base of the arch and at the top of it is a motif in dark and pale green which looks like the 'eye' in a peacock feather. Backing: pieced; white ground printed with small black dots and fine black stems and leaves which come from a curved dull red feathery leaf outlined in white. Facing: bias cut, white and dark grey striped cotton.

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Prayer mat

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: 138cm, Width: 91.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1435-1903

Record ID 1435-1903

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Middle East, Textile; woven silk, 1800s, Persian

Malzemeler ve teknikler cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, printing, sewing.

Fiziksel açıklama Prayer mat of woven silk backed with roller-printed cotton and faced with woven cotton. Woven in one piece, there are no seams. The white ground is divided into wide and narrow stripes; all the colour is carried in the warp. From the left: [1] narrow stripe with an upright floral motif of an iris, 2 buds and 2 pale green leaves rising from a small dark green mound with a pair of small dark green leaves. The petals of the flowers and buds are worked in cream silk. The floral motif alternates with a small dark green flowerhead in the centre of 2 dark green brackets with half flowerheads at each end. [2] wide stripe: a cartouche shaped lattice formed by fine dark green S and Z shaped lines with a rounded pale green flowerhead where the lines meet and also half way along each line. In each compartment is a stylized cypress tree in pale green with dark green details. [3] as [1] [4] Central stripe: this is a narrower version of [2] and is 13 cm wide rather than 29.5 cm. The design in the upper 13.5 cm changes to form a mihrab/niche. The change is abrupt with 3 dark green and 2 pale green lines forming an elongated lobed arch. The ground is yellow and the niche contains curling dark green stems bearing pink carnations. There is a spray of 4 pink flowerheads at the base of the arch and at the top of it is a motif in dark and pale green which looks like the 'eye' in a peacock feather. Backing: pieced; white ground printed with small black dots and fine black stems and leaves which come from a curved dull red feathery leaf outlined in white. Facing: bias cut, white and dark grey striped cotton.