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Title	Shirt
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: 62cm, Across shoulder and sleeves width: 150cm, At hem circumference: 116cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	2341-1876
Record ID	2341-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	embroidered, 1800s, Persian; whitework
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing.
Fiziksel açıklama	Shirt of plain weave cotton embroidered with cotton in straight stitches and pulled thread work; whitework; fastened with buttons. White cotton shirt with long, loose sleeves set at right angles to the back and front panels; there are triangular gussets under the arms and there are shoulder seams. The back and front neck sections have been reinforced with a band which continues down the 22.5 cm front slit. All the edges except the sleeve ends are rolled and stitched, including the two side slits which are 12.5 cm long. The centre front opening has 5 white buttons, which are probably glass, on the left hand side held in place with blue silk thread; on the right hand side are buttonholes worked with white thread. The hems, side slits and sleeve ends are patterned with the same composite band of whitework embroidery: [a] a regularly placed small plant motif in straight stitch; [b] a line of small trefoil shape in straight stitch; [c] two lines of small lozenges either side of a narrow row of small diagonal bands, all in straight stitch; [d] two lines of small squares composed of 4 triangles in straight stitch; Then a repeat of [c], [b] and [a]. The sleeve ends are turned and stitched and decorated along the edges with loops of white cotton plaited braid. In the 4 corners of the hem panels, a small cypress motif with a bent top in pulled thread. The silk embroidery thread is white Z-twist. Could this have been made for a European woman - the button holes are not typical of Iranian dress.

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Shirt

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: 62cm, Across shoulder and sleeves width: 150cm, At hem circumference: 116cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 2341-1876

Record ID 2341-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes embroidered, 1800s, Persian; whitework

Malzemeler ve teknikler cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing.

Fiziksel açıklama Shirt of plain weave cotton embroidered with cotton in straight stitches and pulled thread work; whitework; fastened with buttons. White cotton shirt with long, loose sleeves set at right angles to the back and front panels; there are triangular gussets under the arms and there are shoulder seams. The back and front neck sections have been reinforced with a band which continues down the 22.5 cm front slit. All the edges except the sleeve ends are rolled and stitched, including the two side slits which are 12.5 cm long. The centre front opening has 5 white buttons, which are probably glass, on the left hand side held in place with blue silk thread; on the right hand side are buttonholes worked with white thread. The hems, side slits and sleeve ends are patterned with the same composite band of whitework embroidery: [a] a regularly placed small plant motif in straight stitch; [b] a line of small trefoil shape in straight stitch; [c] two lines of small lozenges either side of a narrow row of small diagonal bands, all in straight stitch; [d] two lines of small squares composed of 4 triangles in straight stitch; Then a repeat of [c], [b] and [a]. The sleeve ends are turned and stitched and decorated along the edges with loops of white cotton plaited braid. In the 4 corners of the hem panels, a small cypress motif with a bent top in pulled thread. The silk embroidery thread is white Z-twist. Could this have been made for a European woman - the button holes are not typical of Iranian dress.