Publication Date
1500
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Width: 114cm, Length: 156cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
326-1895
Record ID
326-1895
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1500
Notes
Middle East, Textile. Fragment, brocaded velvet, Ottoman Turkey, 1500-1540
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 Weft: 4 wefts: 1 foundation weft, 1 squeezing weft, 1 supporting weft, 1 brocading weft. 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 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. 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. Description: Cut, voided and brocaded velvet. Design of scrolling leaves on crimson ground. Voided velvet (unbrocaded) also creates pattern. This piece has been pieced together from several pieces and forms an irregular shape.
