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Gauntlet

Title	Gauntlet
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	Maximum length: 45cm, Maximum when open width: 26.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	641-1876
Record ID	641-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	embroidered leather, 1800-1850, Persian embroidered leather, 1800-1850, Persian
Malzemeler ve teknikler	leather, metal, cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing
Parçalar	Arm Guard, Arm Guard
Fiziksel açıklama	Right-hand gauntlet, of the type probably used for hawing, leather with silk velvet and metal studs, interlined with plain weave cotton and trimmed with silk tablet-woven braid, fastening with metal buckles. Described open; the inside shows it is made from one piece of leather. The central area can best be described like the sole of a large shoe - curved at the top [like the heel of a shoe] and pointed at the bottom [like the toes of a shoe] - with a flap-like extension to the right which is rounded at the top and which extends about two-thirds of the way down the main piece and has a straight edge at the bottom. Three metal buckles are attached to the right hand side with three leather straps on the left hand side. Towards the top of each piece there is a strip of leather through which the fingers and the thumb of the right hand can be inserted. An interlining of coarse cotton can be seen in areas of wear. The front is covered with a woven fabric in dark green and black silk - this was probably a velvet and traces of pile can be seen near the edges. Metal studs, possibly lead, have been sewn into a lattice pattern - each lozenge containing a rosette. The studs seem to have a lug underneath through which they are stitched in place. Tablet woven braid is used to bind the edges: it has two patterns - pink, white, light blue and yellow and black, white and pink.

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Gauntlet

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 Maximum length: 45cm, Maximum when open width: 26.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 641-1876

Record ID 641-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes embroidered leather, 1800-1850, Persian embroidered leather, 1800-1850, Persian

Malzemeler ve teknikler leather, metal, cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing

Parçalar Arm Guard, Arm Guard

Fiziksel açıklama Right-hand gauntlet, of the type probably used for hawing, leather with silk velvet and metal studs, interlined with plain weave cotton and trimmed with silk tablet-woven braid, fastening with metal buckles. Described open; the inside shows it is made from one piece of leather. The central area can best be described like the sole of a large shoe - curved at the top [like the heel of a shoe] and pointed at the bottom [like the toes of a shoe] - with a flap-like extension to the right which is rounded at the top and which extends about two-thirds of the way down the main piece and has a straight edge at the bottom. Three metal buckles are attached to the right hand side with three leather straps on the left hand side. Towards the top of each piece there is a strip of leather through which the fingers and the thumb of the right hand can be inserted. An interlining of coarse cotton can be seen in areas of wear. The front is covered with a woven fabric in dark green and black silk - this was probably a velvet and traces of pile can be seen near the edges. Metal studs, possibly lead, have been sewn into a lattice pattern - each lozenge containing a rosette. The studs seem to have a lug underneath through which they are stitched in place. Tablet woven braid is used to bind the edges: it has two patterns - pink, white, light blue and yellow and black, white and pink.