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: 39.5cm, Width: 38.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2380-1876
Record ID
2380-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
embroidered, 1800s, Persian; Whitework
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering.
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave unbleached cotton, hand-woven, embroidered with silk in satin and other straight stitches, pulled thread work, whitework. The central field has an octagon of pulled thread work with a central lozenge of satin stitch triangles; it is edged with various patterns in satin stitch. Both the pulled thread work and the satin stitch edging are repeated in the large arrowhead corner units of this field, the remaining space [cross shaped] is decorated with single or composite flowering stalks formed of satin stitch. The field is then edged on all sides by satin stitched and pulled thread work bands forming stepped lozenges or zigzags. The cotton thread is Z-spun. The white silk is 2S. There are two selvedges.
