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Purse, bag

Title	Purse, bag
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	When closed length: 12cm, When open length: 19.5cm, Width: 13cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1065:61-1883
Record ID	1065:61-1883
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	1800s, Persian
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, block printing, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	block printed, plain weave cotton, probably hand woven, lined and faced. A small purse made from two rectangles of printed cotton, cut on the cross [bias cut] and sewn to form a square envelope with a pointed flap. Cream ground with red feathery stems forming an ogival lattice enclosing a flowering stem in blue, red and mauve. Lined with the same fabric and faced with bias-cut black, plain weave silk.

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Purse, bag

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 When closed length: 12cm, When open length: 19.5cm, Width: 13cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1065:61-1883

Record ID 1065:61-1883

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes 1800s, Persian

Malzemeler ve teknikler cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, block printing, sewing

Fiziksel açıklama block printed, plain weave cotton, probably hand woven, lined and faced. A small purse made from two rectangles of printed cotton, cut on the cross [bias cut] and sewn to form a square envelope with a pointed flap. Cream ground with red feathery stems forming an ogival lattice enclosing a flowering stem in blue, red and mauve. Lined with the same fabric and faced with bias-cut black, plain weave silk.