Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1740
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 83cm, Width: 56.5cm, Length: 19cm
(of pattern repeat), Width: 18.5cm
(of pattern repeat)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
777-1897
Record ID
777-1897
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1740
Notes
red and green silk brocade velvet, 1740-1759, Turkish
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk brocade, with vertical and horizontal point repeat with 4 minimum pattern areas. Satin foundation structure: 4/1 satin, warp count: 70, ivory silk. weft: cotton, 2 ply Z twist. Satin and velvet warp order 3-1-3. Velvet structure; red and green silk, pile counts, warps 8, along weft 8. Binding weft threads: silk, ivory. Brocade structure: part brocaded, 4/1 twill, count 9. Shots between pile 2, brocaded only in the spandrels and in the centre of the medallion. Selvedges: cotton weft shows; a broken twill, but relatively few warps. Silk (Textile) Cotton Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Silk brocade velvet, 1740-1759, Ottoman Turkey
Üslup
Ottoman
