Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1860
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles Clothing
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 15cm, Width: 12.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.21:111-1955
Record ID
T.21:111-1955
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1860
Notes
Dress fabric of woven silk twill, Iran, 1860-1899
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silk
Fiziksel açıklama
Dress fabric of woven silk twill. Hussein Kuli Khan type. Stripes: [1] Broad stripe with dark blue ground with a line of adjoining circular wreaths of pink rose buds outlined in orange with white details enclosing a similar smaller wreath and a single flower. Similar flowers fill the spaces between the wreaths. [2] Medium stripe; red ground with a line of isolated floral motifs in the form of a dark blue flower outlined in white with orange leaves on a dark blue stem. Alternate sprigs face alternate directions. [3] Narrow stripe: white ground with an angular meander and red flowers. The sequence of stripes from left to right is: 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3,1. Warp: dark blue, red and white silk. Weft: red, orange, white, dark blue silk, all Z-twist.
