Author
Unknown
Publication Date
800
Publication Place
Byzantine (made) -
Subject
Textiles Archaeology
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Piece 1 height: 105mm, Piece 1 width: 120mm, Piece 2 height: 110mm, Piece 2 width: 152mm, Piece 3 height: 80mm, Piece 3 width: 170mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
8238-1863
Record ID
8238-1863
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
800
Notes
Three pieces of brown damask. Byzantine, ca. AD800-1100. Stitches holes can be seen along one side and the bottom of one piece (with a couple of cream threads still remaining; one thread has two pieces twisted together). The pattern is hard to discern, perhaps floral. There are holes in the pieces. A damask is a reversible fabric of silk (also wool, linen or cotton) with a pattern formed from one warp and one weft. The pattern is in a warp-faced, satin weave with the bnackground in weft-faced, sateen weave. Often with large floral designs. Damask was produced in ancient China but took itâs name from Damascus, Syria, where it was produced for European export in the 12th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Three pieces of brown damask. Stitches holes can be seen along one side and the bottom of one piece (with a couple of cream threads still remaining; one thread has two pieces twisted together). The pattern is hard to discern, perhaps floral. There are holes in the pieces.
