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: 30cm, Width: 8cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1350-1899
Record ID
1350-1899
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
woven silk, 1800s, Persian
Malzemeler ve teknikler
silk thread, metal thread, weaving, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama
Woven silk and metal thread Warp: light red silk, Z-twist Weft: purple, white, blue, red, black, all indeterminable twist Metal thread: silver strip open S-wound on yellow silk core. Two pieces joined horizontally. The right hand side and the lower edge have been turned under and stitched in place. metal thread ground with slightly offset rows of left-facing, fat botehs. Each boteh rises from a pair of small dark brown leaves is packed with red and light blue flower heads and buds and has a small elongated, downward pointing boteh at its pointed top. There are small isolated or paired botehs in the spaces.
