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Title	Border
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: 81cm, Width: 23cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	936-1886
Record ID	936-1886
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	embroideried, 1800s, Persian
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Part of a border, silk satin embroidered with silk in satin stitch with couched metal thread. Displayed behind glass. Cut along the upper edge. White ground with a border along the bottom edge and along the right hand side; it has coiling silver stem with 3-petalled carnations in silver, silver and pink or silver and blue. The left hand side seems to be folded under to fit in the frame. There is a line of 5 individual floral sprays in 2 designs: [1] 3 small silver blossoms on stems, side-by-side. The central one grows upwards with 2 pink and blue leaves, another silver blossom, 2 pink leaves and 3 more silver blossoms complete the spray. [2] a root system with a pair of horizontal stems ending in a gold and pink carnation. Above this are 3 pairs of fine leaves and then a gold vase with 2 curving stems and 3 upright ones bearing pink, blue and gold carnation and buds. Metal Thread: silver strip wound around a white silk core and silver-gilt strip wound around a cream silk core.

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Border

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: 81cm, Width: 23cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 936-1886

Record ID 936-1886

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes embroideried, 1800s, Persian

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

Fiziksel açıklama Part of a border, silk satin embroidered with silk in satin stitch with couched metal thread. Displayed behind glass. Cut along the upper edge. White ground with a border along the bottom edge and along the right hand side; it has coiling silver stem with 3-petalled carnations in silver, silver and pink or silver and blue. The left hand side seems to be folded under to fit in the frame. There is a line of 5 individual floral sprays in 2 designs: [1] 3 small silver blossoms on stems, side-by-side. The central one grows upwards with 2 pink and blue leaves, another silver blossom, 2 pink leaves and 3 more silver blossoms complete the spray. [2] a root system with a pair of horizontal stems ending in a gold and pink carnation. Above this are 3 pairs of fine leaves and then a gold vase with 2 curving stems and 3 upright ones bearing pink, blue and gold carnation and buds. Metal Thread: silver strip wound around a white silk core and silver-gilt strip wound around a cream silk core.