Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Kerman (made) Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 141cm, Width: 97cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1279-1874
Record ID
1279-1874
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
embroidered, 1800s, Persian
Malzemeler ve teknikler
woollen yarn,weaving, embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Woven wool twill embroidered with wool in straight stitches. Red woollen twill, two pieces joined together - there is a narrow piece along the right hand side. There is a lozenge in the centre with a small roundel in the centre surrounded by a lobed lozenge of tiny white circles, then by a band of small cypress trees and similar botehs, then follows a second band of circles, this time light blue, then another band of cypress trees and red-edged botehs and a final border of tiny white leaves and orange and green spots. There is a large diagonal boteh in each corner otherwise the field is undecorated. The boteh is elaborate with a series of internal bands and 8 small pink botehs. There is a serrated tendril coming from the top and a similar one, plus a boteh, to either side. The border has small paired botehs each pair is outlined in either pink or yellow. There are floral elements above and below them and the border is edged with a yellow zigzagged line. There is a narrow border with a double meander in black and in white enclosing an orange carnation, a 6-petalled flower and a green leaf. There is a selvedge down the left hand side. The right hand side has been turned under and stitched. There are raw edges along the top and bottom. Embroidery Threads: 2S-plied wool: pink, orange, white, light blue, blue, dark green, purtple, black, green, dark pink.
