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Woven silk fragment

Title	Woven silk fragment
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: 14cm, Width: 11cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.309-1910
Record ID	T.309-1910
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	1800s, Persian; Birds
Malzemeler ve teknikler	silk thread, metal thread, weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Description: silk satin brocaded with silk and metal thread, Dark blue ground with a pattern of confronting birds above a circular arrangement of three flowers on a stem with a pair of leaves at the bottom. In between this arrangement is a small floral sprig and above the arrangement is a small flame-like tree. The birds were woven with either light blue or green [visible now only from the back] details. The predominate colours are pink and white. The metal thread is silver strip open S-wound on yellow silk. See also T.210-1910 for the same design on a smaller scale.

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Woven silk fragment

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: 14cm, Width: 11cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.309-1910

Record ID T.309-1910

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes 1800s, Persian; Birds

Malzemeler ve teknikler silk thread, metal thread, weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Description: silk satin brocaded with silk and metal thread, Dark blue ground with a pattern of confronting birds above a circular arrangement of three flowers on a stem with a pair of leaves at the bottom. In between this arrangement is a small floral sprig and above the arrangement is a small flame-like tree. The birds were woven with either light blue or green [visible now only from the back] details. The predominate colours are pink and white. The metal thread is silver strip open S-wound on yellow silk. See also T.210-1910 for the same design on a smaller scale.