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: 52cm, Width: 56cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
651-1904
Record ID
651-1904
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
embroidered, 1800s, Persian; Whitework
Malzemeler ve teknikler
linen thread? cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, whitework
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave linen? or cotton, embroidered with silk in straight stitches and pulled thread work; whitework; with a silk binding. The central panel is filled with a large octagonal shape filled with a straight repeat of connected 8-pointed stars around a central roundel itself filled with triangles and squares of pulled thread work with satin stitch details. The 4 small corners are marked with narrow trellis-like pulled thread bands, zigzags of satin stitch and nets of pulled thread work. This panel is edged with a narrow band of reciprocal trefoils, pulled thread work in a line of hexagons [a], a band of satin stitch triangles forming small squares [b]. This leads into a wide band of diagonal lines of straight stitch triangles, alternating with a narrow trellis band and a pulled net stripe. This is followed by a repeat of [b] and [a]. There are needlewoven bands within this design. Linen or Cotton Thread: white, Z-spun, tightly spun Embroidery Thread: white silk; 2S Binding: plain weave blue silk
