Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 2760mm, Maximum width: 203cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2318-1876
Record ID
2318-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
Triangular banner, brocaded silk and metal thread, Iran, Qajar period, 1800â1840.
Sample Text
Qur'anic verseTransliterationNasr min Allah wa fath qarib (Qur'an 61:13)TranslationHelp from God and speedy victoryNoteLarge cartouches in middle border, Inna fatahna laka fathan mubinan (Qur'an 48:01)TranslationVerily, we have granted you a signal victoryNoteLarge cartouches in middle border, Huwa Allah ta'ala subhanahuTranslationHe is God Most High, may He be praised!NoteSmall cartouches in middle border, Huwa'l-a'la al-waliTranslationHe is the Most High, the FriendNoteSmall cartouches in middle border, Huwa'l-fattah al-`alimTranslationHe is the Opener [of gates/sustenance], the All-KnowingNoteSmall cartouches in middle border, Qur'an 68:51-52TranslationAnd the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!" But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.NoteRepeating text in outer and inner borders, Ya qahir al-`aduw
Ya vali al-vali
Ya mazhar al-`aja'ib
Ya murtaza AliTranslationO conqueror of enemies!
O prince of saints!
O manifesting-place of miracles!
O Ali the Chosen!NoteCartouches in main field (each row of cartouches contains a repeating single verse, the rows read "down" to repeat the quatrain)
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Brocaded silk, metal thread, weaving, sewing Silk Metal Thread Weaving Sewing Brocade
Fiziksel açıklama
Triangular banner, woven silk and metal thread. The warp of the main piece runs along the lower edge of the triangle; the blue border has been stitched to the red centre. The central triangular panel has a red ground, with a gold lion outlined in red in the centre; the lion's mouth is open and the tongue extended. The upper half of the Sun lies behind the lion's back, in silver with gold pointed rays outlined in red. Two red locks of hair fall from a point above the forehead of the Sun; they fall over the lion's back and curl outwards. The nose and eyebrows of the Sun's face are formed from the same red line, and there is a gold and red disc in the middle of the brow. The pattern on the red ground, of silver floral decoration and inscriptions within shaped cartouches, is rather clumsily interrupted by the lion and Sun and the edges are abrupt, although some floral stems have been placed around the lion's feet. The ground appears to be silver divided into a lattice. The inscriptions, forming a quatrain, alternate in vertical bands; each row of cartouches contains a repeating single verse, the rows read 'down' to repeat the quatrain. The broad border consists of three bands: [1] silver ground with a fine blue meander, linking a diagonal leaf and a four-petalled flower either side of a wider silver band containing an inscription. [2] wide band, silver ground with lobed blue cartouches with three different inscriptions alternating with a four-lobed compartment with three different inscriptions. There is a partial rosette in blue between these compartments. [3] as [1].
Üslup
Qajar
