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: 65.5cm, Width: 62.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
791-1876
Record ID
791-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
F, embroidered, 1800-1860, Persian
Sample Text
Note black in letters along top edge on left hand side: 'p o u'
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches. Directional design with the top of the pattern at the bottom of the panel, so that the wearer saw the correct pattern. Pieced: section added down left hand side- perhaps it was added to widen the panel as fashions changed? There is an unfaded strip along the left hand edge. There is a border along the bottom: triangular base with 3 small flowers in blue and green alternating with a pink flower. There is a narrow border of small pink motifs above and below this and part way up both sides. The main pattern is a series of diagonal lines from lower right to upper left. These are chevron lines in green and yellow. There are two sizes of stripes: [1] narrow stripes: white ground with a group of small purple blossoms on a chevron stem alternating with a small pink blossom on a chevron stem; there are small round pink and green buds. [2] wider stripes in two designs: [a] blue ground with a straight striped stem, 3 pink flowers and 3 sprays of small white blossoms alternating with angled stems with 3 large pink blossoms; [b] green ground with black edged vase with a pair of pink leaves, a large round pink flower and 3 blue and white leaves alternating with a light blue edged vase with an arrangement of 4 pink and 3 purple flowers. Threads: Silk, 2S: black, purple, light green, blue, red, pink, white, light purple, green, yellow, light blue.
