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Title	Cover
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1876
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 78cm, Width: 54.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	846-1877
Record ID	846-1877
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1876
Notes	felted wool; patchwork, 1876, Persian
Malzemeler ve teknikler	woollen yarn, silk thread, weaving, patchwork, embroidering, sewing.
Fiziksel açıklama	Resht work, plain weave felted wool, patchwork, inlaid work, embroidered with silk in a variety of stitches predominantly chain stitch. Note: researchers may use the terms applique and tambour when searching for this category of textile even though they are incorrect. Very light brown ground with an undecorated border about 4 cm wide on all 4 sides. The decorative centre is delineated by a line of adjoining white circles. There are two vertical lines of lobed compartments, each 22 cm wide; there are 4 compartments per line and they are linked vertically by a narrow white and blue oval line. The floral decoration within each compartment is dominated by a pair of green horizontal scrolling frames and by dark red stems and a pair of vertical green V-shapes. The spaces between these compartments ie. a central vertical line and a half line down both sides, are filled with floral motifs on dark red stems. Vertical dark red stems echo the V-shapes previously mentioned and green scrolling lines edged with white circles echo elements from the compartments. Embroidery threads: 2S silk; very dark red, red, dark pink, pink, dark yellow, yellow, purple, blue, light blue, white, black, dark orange. Inset wool: red, orange, dark blue, purple, dark pink, turquoise, white, dark green. Some black under drawing or printing is visible. See also: 850-1877 for identical design and 842-1877 for similar piece.

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Cover

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1876

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 78cm, Width: 54.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 846-1877

Record ID 846-1877

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1876

Notes felted wool; patchwork, 1876, Persian

Malzemeler ve teknikler woollen yarn, silk thread, weaving, patchwork, embroidering, sewing.

Fiziksel açıklama Resht work, plain weave felted wool, patchwork, inlaid work, embroidered with silk in a variety of stitches predominantly chain stitch. Note: researchers may use the terms applique and tambour when searching for this category of textile even though they are incorrect. Very light brown ground with an undecorated border about 4 cm wide on all 4 sides. The decorative centre is delineated by a line of adjoining white circles. There are two vertical lines of lobed compartments, each 22 cm wide; there are 4 compartments per line and they are linked vertically by a narrow white and blue oval line. The floral decoration within each compartment is dominated by a pair of green horizontal scrolling frames and by dark red stems and a pair of vertical green V-shapes. The spaces between these compartments ie. a central vertical line and a half line down both sides, are filled with floral motifs on dark red stems. Vertical dark red stems echo the V-shapes previously mentioned and green scrolling lines edged with white circles echo elements from the compartments. Embroidery threads: 2S silk; very dark red, red, dark pink, pink, dark yellow, yellow, purple, blue, light blue, white, black, dark orange. Inset wool: red, orange, dark blue, purple, dark pink, turquoise, white, dark green. Some black under drawing or printing is visible. See also: 850-1877 for identical design and 842-1877 for similar piece.