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Dress fabric

Title	Dress fabric
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: 25cm, Width: 55.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	126-1884
Record ID	126-1884
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	1800s, Persian; Flowers
Malzemeler ve teknikler	silk thread, metal thread, weaving.
Fiziksel açıklama	Woven silk and metal thread. There is a selvedge on the right hand side. The ground of navy blue silk is woven in white silk with orange silk highlights with two rows of alternating 'mother and child' botehs interspersed with tear-shaped medallions containing stylised cypresses surmounted by scrolling urns on a field of scrolling floral arabesques. The metal thread is open s-wound on a white silk core. The top edge is woven with three narrow bands of silk in orange and white with a fringed navy blue outer border marking the loom end.

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Dress fabric

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: 25cm, Width: 55.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 126-1884

Record ID 126-1884

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes 1800s, Persian; Flowers

Malzemeler ve teknikler silk thread, metal thread, weaving.

Fiziksel açıklama Woven silk and metal thread. There is a selvedge on the right hand side. The ground of navy blue silk is woven in white silk with orange silk highlights with two rows of alternating 'mother and child' botehs interspersed with tear-shaped medallions containing stylised cypresses surmounted by scrolling urns on a field of scrolling floral arabesques. The metal thread is open s-wound on a white silk core. The top edge is woven with three narrow bands of silk in orange and white with a fringed navy blue outer border marking the loom end.