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Dress fabric

Title	Dress fabric
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: 17cm, Width: 24cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1186-1888
Record ID	1186-1888
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	1800s, Persian
Malzemeler ve teknikler	linen yarn, weaving, resist dyeing, block printing, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	resist dyed, block printed, plain weave linen [check], probably hand woven Red ground with a repeating pattern of a pointed cartouche delineated in white and red placed alternately vertically and horizontally in off-set rows. There are two variations: black ground with a central red rosette and white rigid sprays; white ground with red and yellow central rosette and black, rigid sprays. Each cartouche is framed by resist white leafy stems with black flowers emanating from the black cartouches. The dimensions of the printing blocks can be seen on the back of the fabric. There is evidence of two original seams, so this may have been part of a garment.

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Dress fabric

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: 17cm, Width: 24cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1186-1888

Record ID 1186-1888

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes 1800s, Persian

Malzemeler ve teknikler linen yarn, weaving, resist dyeing, block printing, sewing

Fiziksel açıklama resist dyed, block printed, plain weave linen [check], probably hand woven Red ground with a repeating pattern of a pointed cartouche delineated in white and red placed alternately vertically and horizontally in off-set rows. There are two variations: black ground with a central red rosette and white rigid sprays; white ground with red and yellow central rosette and black, rigid sprays. Each cartouche is framed by resist white leafy stems with black flowers emanating from the black cartouches. The dimensions of the printing blocks can be seen on the back of the fabric. There is evidence of two original seams, so this may have been part of a garment.