Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Men Animals Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 190.5cm, Width: 22cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.195A-1930
Record ID
T.195A-1930
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Tent band, Caucasus, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
brocaded and woven cotton Cotton Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Tent band, cut and made of two lengths stitched together, countered with some single and brocaded soumak. WARP: white cotton; Z2S; 64 threads per inch (248 per dm counted as 124 per 5 cms). WEFT: Foundation: white cotton; Z2S; 22 threads per inch (82 per dm). Pattern: wool; 12 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, purple, dark brown, brown, light brown, cream. Irregular movement. SIDE FINISH: returned wefts. END FINISH: cut DESIGN: the piece is decorated in bands except for two, full width peacocks, one blue, the other dark red. Six bands are filled with geometric designs on a dark blue background and completely worked in soumak; eight bands are of multi-coloured floral sprigs; the other bands have small, geometric designs.
Üretim
When acquired it was described as embroidered.
