Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Men Animals Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 105.5cm, Width: 23.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.195C-1930
Record ID
T.195C-1930
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Tent band, Caucasus, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
brocaded and woven cotton Wool Cotton Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Tent band, part, single soumak with some countered and brocaded. WARP: white cotton; Z2S; 64 threads per inch (244 per dm counted as 122 per 5 cms). WEFT: Foundation: white cotton; Z2S; 25 threads per inch (204 to the dm at 102 per 5 cms.). Pattern: wool; 12 colours: dark red, red, light red, yellow, light green, green;blue, dark blue, blue, light blue, purple, light brown, black. Irregular movement. SIDE FINISH: returned wefts. END FINISH: cut DESIGN: the piece is decorated in bands except for two, full width peacocks, one dark red, the other dark blue. There are five ands filled with geometric designs on a dark blue ground entirely worked in soumak; five bands have small geometric and small floral designs.
Üretim
Described as embroidered upon acquisition.
