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Brocaded silk panel

Title	Brocaded silk panel
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: 20cm, Width: 34cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.220-1910
Record ID	T.220-1910
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	1800s, Persian; Birds
Malzemeler ve teknikler	silk thread, metal thread, weaving.
Fiziksel açıklama	Dress fabric of brocaded silk and metal thread. The ground is dark red warp-faced plain-weave with dark red silk warp and pink silk weft. The brocading wefts are white, dark blue, green, red and dark brown silk and metal thread which is silver strip open S-wound on a white silk core. The edges of the fabric are cut. There are three rows of the pattern in which the same motif faces the opposite direction in alternate rows. There is a bird with large plumes on its head, sitting on a curved branch with a flower and an upright spray of buds. It is worked in either white, blue, green and brown or in white, brown, green and red. The colourways alternate. Above the spray of buds is a butterfly, between them is an upward pointing fish and below the fish is a horse-shoe shaped 'cloud'.

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Brocaded silk panel

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: 20cm, Width: 34cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.220-1910

Record ID T.220-1910

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes 1800s, Persian; Birds

Malzemeler ve teknikler silk thread, metal thread, weaving.

Fiziksel açıklama Dress fabric of brocaded silk and metal thread. The ground is dark red warp-faced plain-weave with dark red silk warp and pink silk weft. The brocading wefts are white, dark blue, green, red and dark brown silk and metal thread which is silver strip open S-wound on a white silk core. The edges of the fabric are cut. There are three rows of the pattern in which the same motif faces the opposite direction in alternate rows. There is a bird with large plumes on its head, sitting on a curved branch with a flower and an upright spray of buds. It is worked in either white, blue, green and brown or in white, brown, green and red. The colourways alternate. Above the spray of buds is a butterfly, between them is an upward pointing fish and below the fish is a horse-shoe shaped 'cloud'.