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Dress fabric

Title	Dress fabric
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles Clothing
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 54cm, Width: 30cm, Length: 21.5in, Width: 11.5in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.304-1966
Record ID	T.304-1966
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Middle East, Textile; Dress fabric of woven silk with silk and metal threads, Iran, 1800-1870
Sample Text	'gov / 1601' [unclear] Note Inscribed in ink on paper, sewn on the back.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven silk with silk and metal threads
Fiziksel açıklama	Dress fabric of woven silk and metal thread. Pattern of rosettes in pink, white and brown on a background of yellow flecked with silver. At one end is a plain band of gold. Warp: light red silk, Z-twist Weft: purple, white, yellow, green, light red silk, all indeterminable twist Metal thread: silver strip open S-wound on a yellow silk core. Yellow ground, probably originally all metal thread. Offset rows of star-like rosettes which touch at the diagonal corners. There are two variations, one type per row. The first has eight tear-shaped petals around a light red rosette with a purple centre. The petals have a white flame-like edge. The second has an eight arch-like petals around a light red rosette with a purple centre. The petals have a solid white border. In between these motifs is a small light red rosette on a purple star within a light red circle. Other spaces are filled with light red flower heads. Some have small green leaves. At the lower end there is a 1 cm deep undecorated band of metal thread weft-faced plain weave. There are the remains of red basting stitches where a lining or backing may have once been attached and there is evidence of pink stitches along all four sides.

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Dress fabric

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles Clothing

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 54cm, Width: 30cm, Length: 21.5in, Width: 11.5in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.304-1966

Record ID T.304-1966

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Middle East, Textile; Dress fabric of woven silk with silk and metal threads, Iran, 1800-1870

Sample Text 'gov / 1601' [unclear] Note Inscribed in ink on paper, sewn on the back.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven silk with silk and metal threads

Fiziksel açıklama Dress fabric of woven silk and metal thread. Pattern of rosettes in pink, white and brown on a background of yellow flecked with silver. At one end is a plain band of gold. Warp: light red silk, Z-twist Weft: purple, white, yellow, green, light red silk, all indeterminable twist Metal thread: silver strip open S-wound on a yellow silk core. Yellow ground, probably originally all metal thread. Offset rows of star-like rosettes which touch at the diagonal corners. There are two variations, one type per row. The first has eight tear-shaped petals around a light red rosette with a purple centre. The petals have a white flame-like edge. The second has an eight arch-like petals around a light red rosette with a purple centre. The petals have a solid white border. In between these motifs is a small light red rosette on a purple star within a light red circle. Other spaces are filled with light red flower heads. Some have small green leaves. At the lower end there is a 1 cm deep undecorated band of metal thread weft-faced plain weave. There are the remains of red basting stitches where a lining or backing may have once been attached and there is evidence of pink stitches along all four sides.