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Title	Cover
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	Length: 35cm, Width: 24cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.729-1924
Record ID	CIRC.729-1924
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	A cover, with silk and metal threads, Iran, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	woollen yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, sewing.
Fiziksel açıklama	woven silk and metal thread bordered with woollen twill tapestry, backed with woollen twill and faced with woven wool. Two pieces joined together. The ground is woven with pink, green and coral silk and silver strip used as weft. The pattern is a grid of lozenges formed by a group of fine black lines; each lozenge contains a floral bouquet. The field is bordered on three sides with a finely woven band of woollen twill tapestry in pink, blue and black and white with a continuous floral scroll. The lower end has a similar border but the pattern is on a much larger and less detailed scale. Backing: pieced, red woollen twill. It is attached to the front by two lines of running stitch with white cotton thread. Facing: bias cut; dark blue wool woven with yellow, red, green and white wool in a small pattern of diminutive botehs.

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Cover

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 Length: 35cm, Width: 24cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.729-1924

Record ID CIRC.729-1924

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes A cover, with silk and metal threads, Iran, 19th century

Malzemeler ve teknikler woollen yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, sewing.

Fiziksel açıklama woven silk and metal thread bordered with woollen twill tapestry, backed with woollen twill and faced with woven wool. Two pieces joined together. The ground is woven with pink, green and coral silk and silver strip used as weft. The pattern is a grid of lozenges formed by a group of fine black lines; each lozenge contains a floral bouquet. The field is bordered on three sides with a finely woven band of woollen twill tapestry in pink, blue and black and white with a continuous floral scroll. The lower end has a similar border but the pattern is on a much larger and less detailed scale. Backing: pieced, red woollen twill. It is attached to the front by two lines of running stitch with white cotton thread. Facing: bias cut; dark blue wool woven with yellow, red, green and white wool in a small pattern of diminutive botehs.