| Title | |
|---|---|
| Author | Unknown |
| Publication Date: | 900 |
| Publication Place | Spain (made) Istanbul (made) - |
| Subject | Birds |
| Type | Other |
| Language | Undetermined |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | Width: 115mm, Length: 150mm |
| Library: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Library Asset ID | 1234-1864 |
| Record ID | 1234-1864 |
| Library Location | Middle East Section |
| Date | 900 |
| Notes | Woven, weft-faced compound twill of silk (samite). Possibly Spanish or Byzantine (found in Egypt?) ca. AD900-1300. The breast of the bird (pheasant?) faces left and is of green, yellow and red. It stands on a rectangle containing circular icons. The background is of yellow warp and yellow and green weft. Thread dia. approx. 0.25mm; approx.14x12 tpc (weft 2 ply). Samite (twill woven silk) was thought to originate from Persia under Sassanian rule (AD224-651). It was commonly decorated with pairs of animals and birds and set in pearled lotus roundels. It is often found in Western burials, within church possessions and along the Silk Road. Byzantine weaving workshops took on the samite technique to make it an essential weave of the period. It was a luxury textile of the Middle Ages brought to Europe when the Crusades opened up direct contact with the East. It was forbidden to the middle classes of France under the sumptuary rules c. 1470. |
| Malzemeler ve teknikler | Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing |
| Fiziksel açıklama | Woven, weft-faced compound twill of silk. The breast of the bird (pheasant?) faces left and is of green, yellow and red. It stands on a rectangle containing circular icons. The background is of yellow warp and yellow and green weft. Thread dia. approx. 0.25mm; approx.14x12 tpc (weft 2 ply). |
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Author
Unknown
Publication Date
900
Publication Place
Spain (made) Istanbul (made) -
Subject
Birds
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Width: 115mm, Length: 150mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1234-1864
Record ID
1234-1864
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
900
Notes
Woven, weft-faced compound twill of silk (samite). Possibly Spanish or Byzantine (found in Egypt?) ca. AD900-1300. The breast of the bird (pheasant?) faces left and is of green, yellow and red. It stands on a rectangle containing circular icons. The background is of yellow warp and yellow and green weft. Thread dia. approx. 0.25mm; approx.14x12 tpc (weft 2 ply). Samite (twill woven silk) was thought to originate from Persia under Sassanian rule (AD224-651). It was commonly decorated with pairs of animals and birds and set in pearled lotus roundels. It is often found in Western burials, within church possessions and along the Silk Road. Byzantine weaving workshops took on the samite technique to make it an essential weave of the period. It was a luxury textile of the Middle Ages brought to Europe when the Crusades opened up direct contact with the East. It was forbidden to the middle classes of France under the sumptuary rules c. 1470.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Woven, weft-faced compound twill of silk. The breast of the bird (pheasant?) faces left and is of green, yellow and red. It stands on a rectangle containing circular icons. The background is of yellow warp and yellow and green weft. Thread dia. approx. 0.25mm; approx.14x12 tpc (weft 2 ply).
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