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Nakshe

Title	Nakshe
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: 29cm, Length of nakshe only length: 18cm, Width: 73.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.313-1921
Record ID	CIRC.313-1921
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	A cover, with silk and metal threds, Iran, first half-19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Woven silk and metal thread with upper panel of woven silk, backed with plain weave cotton and faced with woven silk, with added border of woven silk and metal thread. The upper panel is plain weave silk with red warp and yellow weft. Seamed vertically in the left hand part. The main fabric has diagonal stripes running from the lower right to the upper left. There are two sizes of stripe with a metal thread ground [silver strip open S-wound on yellow silk core] divided by narrow chevrons in pink and metal thread. The narrow stripes have vertical stems with green leaves at their base and three pink flowers. The wide stripes have three diamond shaped motifs: [1] large pink rose; [2] iris surrounded by small white flowerheads; [3] small pink flowers with small blue flowers around it. There is a bias cut border on three sides which is very worn. It has a meander linking a blue flower and pink flowers and a spray of three small buds. There is slight evidence of metal thread in the ground. The seam between the two is covered with 3 black silk cords couched at intervals with metal thread. Backing: green cotton with areas of light blue where the yellow dye has been bleached. Facing: bias cut black silk.

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Nakshe

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: 29cm, Length of nakshe only length: 18cm, Width: 73.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.313-1921

Record ID CIRC.313-1921

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes A cover, with silk and metal threds, Iran, first half-19th century

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

Fiziksel açıklama Woven silk and metal thread with upper panel of woven silk, backed with plain weave cotton and faced with woven silk, with added border of woven silk and metal thread. The upper panel is plain weave silk with red warp and yellow weft. Seamed vertically in the left hand part. The main fabric has diagonal stripes running from the lower right to the upper left. There are two sizes of stripe with a metal thread ground [silver strip open S-wound on yellow silk core] divided by narrow chevrons in pink and metal thread. The narrow stripes have vertical stems with green leaves at their base and three pink flowers. The wide stripes have three diamond shaped motifs: [1] large pink rose; [2] iris surrounded by small white flowerheads; [3] small pink flowers with small blue flowers around it. There is a bias cut border on three sides which is very worn. It has a meander linking a blue flower and pink flowers and a spray of three small buds. There is slight evidence of metal thread in the ground. The seam between the two is covered with 3 black silk cords couched at intervals with metal thread. Backing: green cotton with areas of light blue where the yellow dye has been bleached. Facing: bias cut black silk.