Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1860
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles Clothing
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 9.5cm, Width: 5.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.21:126-1955
Record ID
T.21:126-1955
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1860
Notes
Dress fabric of woven silk, Iran, 1860-1899
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silk
Fiziksel açıklama
Dress fabric of woven silk, twill binding. Incomplete pattern of stripes. [1] part of a pink ground stripe with an isolated floral motif: a flowering plant with dark grey petals edged in white with grey leaves edged with yellow as is the stem. [2] narrow stripe with a white ground and a gentle dark grey meander bearing pink leaves and buds. [3] A wide stripe with a dark grey band on which is a series of two narrow serrated leaves in pink edged in yellow forming an approximate V-shape. Between and above each leaf pair are small rosettes or buds in pink edged in white with yellow details. Warp: pink, white and dark grey silk. Weft: pink and yellow silk, both Z-twist; white silk, S-twist and dark grey silk, indeterminable twist. There is one selvedge, 0.5 cm wide with white, pink and yellow warp threads. Type possibly as the Hussain Kuli Khan.
