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Textile panel

Title	Textile panel
Author	Unknown (made)
Publication Date:	1750
Publication Place	Azerbaijan (made) Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 835mm, Width: 915mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	459-1899
Record ID	459-1899
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1750
Notes	Middle East, Textile; Panel, silk-embroidered cotton, packed design of lobed medallions and cartouches on cream ground, Azerbaijan or NW Iran, possibly 1750-1800
Sample Text	Note Label: printed paper label sewn on to the back: 'International Exhibition of Persian Art, London, 1931 No. V.57'
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Weaving Embroidery Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal and running stitch, backed with plain weave silk. Pale cream ground with a grid-like pattern of repeated motifs all outlined in black blocks; minor details are outlined in black lines. The three motifs are: [1] an indented octagon in red or light blue containing a central octagon and eight blossoms. [2] an indented blue lozenge containing a small pale ground cartouche and two blossoms. [3] a diagonal green or yellow ground hexagon containing a pink or blue fat S-shape extending into stylised leaves. Angular brackets are attached to the two long sides of the hexagon. The red indented octagon is in the centre of the cover; above and below are horizontal versions of motif [2] and then partial red octagons. To either side of this central row are light blue indented octagons alternating with vertical versions of [2]. Along either side are partial repeats of the central row. The border has a blue ground with linked alternating motifs: elongated cartouche in light blue or yellow and roundel with a pale ground. The roundel appears in each corner and appears as a pair in the middle of each side. Colours (Embroidery threads, 2S silk): black, blue, light blue, light red, greenish-brown, yellow, light green, green, white, light pink, light orange; (Backing): blue silk.
Üslup	Caucasian

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Textile panel

Author Unknown (made)

Publication Date 1750

Publication Place Azerbaijan (made) Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 835mm, Width: 915mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 459-1899

Record ID 459-1899

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1750

Notes Middle East, Textile; Panel, silk-embroidered cotton, packed design of lobed medallions and cartouches on cream ground, Azerbaijan or NW Iran, possibly 1750-1800

Sample Text Note Label: printed paper label sewn on to the back: 'International Exhibition of Persian Art, London, 1931 No. V.57'

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Weaving Embroidery Sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal and running stitch, backed with plain weave silk. Pale cream ground with a grid-like pattern of repeated motifs all outlined in black blocks; minor details are outlined in black lines. The three motifs are: [1] an indented octagon in red or light blue containing a central octagon and eight blossoms. [2] an indented blue lozenge containing a small pale ground cartouche and two blossoms. [3] a diagonal green or yellow ground hexagon containing a pink or blue fat S-shape extending into stylised leaves. Angular brackets are attached to the two long sides of the hexagon. The red indented octagon is in the centre of the cover; above and below are horizontal versions of motif [2] and then partial red octagons. To either side of this central row are light blue indented octagons alternating with vertical versions of [2]. Along either side are partial repeats of the central row. The border has a blue ground with linked alternating motifs: elongated cartouche in light blue or yellow and roundel with a pale ground. The roundel appears in each corner and appears as a pair in the middle of each side. Colours (Embroidery threads, 2S silk): black, blue, light blue, light red, greenish-brown, yellow, light green, green, white, light pink, light orange; (Backing): blue silk.

Üslup Caucasian