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Title	Panel
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1875
Publication Place	Iran (made) Yazd (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 33cm, Width: 4cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	639A-1891
Record ID	639A-1891
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1875
Notes	Middle East, Textile; Panel of silk twill, weave known as Husayn Quli Khan, pattern of ogival trellis on black ground, possibly Yazd, Iran, 1875-1890
Malzemeler ve teknikler	silk thread, weaving, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Dress or shawl fabric, silk 1/3 twill. Known as Hussein Kuli Khan. Displayed behind glass. Warp: Z-twisted black silk. Weft: Z-twisted dark green silk as the ground weft and red, white, green and orange silk as the pattern wefts. Selvedge: 4 cords of Z-spun S-plied purple cotton. Black ground divided into an ogival lattice by pale scrolled stems which contain a fine floral pattern. The ogees enclose 2 motifs, one per band: a pair of outward curving botehs and a central blossom or a pair of inward facing birds either side of a straight boteh/cone. There is a band attached along the right hand side [probably 639A-1891] which forms a border with a vertical stripe of small red rosettes on a pale ground. The lower part of this band has a series of fine horizontal lines above what might be loose warp threads - in which case this is the loom end. For identical partner see T.223-1921. Brought to Britain in 1894 by Cardinal st Harper
Üretim	According to a note in the Registered Description, this type of fabric was manufactured for export to India where it was bought by rich Parsees.

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Panel

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1875

Publication Place Iran (made) Yazd (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 33cm, Width: 4cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 639A-1891

Record ID 639A-1891

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1875

Notes Middle East, Textile; Panel of silk twill, weave known as Husayn Quli Khan, pattern of ogival trellis on black ground, possibly Yazd, Iran, 1875-1890

Malzemeler ve teknikler silk thread, weaving, sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Dress or shawl fabric, silk 1/3 twill. Known as Hussein Kuli Khan. Displayed behind glass. Warp: Z-twisted black silk. Weft: Z-twisted dark green silk as the ground weft and red, white, green and orange silk as the pattern wefts. Selvedge: 4 cords of Z-spun S-plied purple cotton. Black ground divided into an ogival lattice by pale scrolled stems which contain a fine floral pattern. The ogees enclose 2 motifs, one per band: a pair of outward curving botehs and a central blossom or a pair of inward facing birds either side of a straight boteh/cone. There is a band attached along the right hand side [probably 639A-1891] which forms a border with a vertical stripe of small red rosettes on a pale ground. The lower part of this band has a series of fine horizontal lines above what might be loose warp threads - in which case this is the loom end. For identical partner see T.223-1921. Brought to Britain in 1894 by Cardinal st Harper

Üretim According to a note in the Registered Description, this type of fabric was manufactured for export to India where it was bought by rich Parsees.