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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	Maximum length: 31cm, Width: 59.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.377-1922
Record ID	CIRC.377-1922
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	A fragment of a dress fabric with silk and metal threads, Iran, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	silk thread, metal thread, weaving.
Fiziksel açıklama	Woven silk and metal thread, plain weave ground Warp: faded red silk Weft: dark blue silk Metal thread: silver-gilt strip open S-wound on yellow silk Dark blue ground with a dense pattern of rectangular floral motifs which create a strong vertical and horizontal pattern. The flowers include irises, four- and six-petalled flower heads and two variations of a curving floral stem. All these elements are in metal thread with the centre of each flower head high-lighted in red [faded]. At the lower end is a section of five lines of red weft, probably marking the end of a loom piece.

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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 Maximum length: 31cm, Width: 59.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.377-1922

Record ID CIRC.377-1922

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes A fragment of a dress fabric with silk and metal threads, Iran, 19th century

Malzemeler ve teknikler silk thread, metal thread, weaving.

Fiziksel açıklama Woven silk and metal thread, plain weave ground Warp: faded red silk Weft: dark blue silk Metal thread: silver-gilt strip open S-wound on yellow silk Dark blue ground with a dense pattern of rectangular floral motifs which create a strong vertical and horizontal pattern. The flowers include irises, four- and six-petalled flower heads and two variations of a curving floral stem. All these elements are in metal thread with the centre of each flower head high-lighted in red [faded]. At the lower end is a section of five lines of red weft, probably marking the end of a loom piece.