Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1876
Publication Place
Iran (made) Rasht (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 77cm, Width: 551mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
850-1877
Record ID
850-1877
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1876
Notes
Cover, felted wool, Rasht, Iran, Qajar period, 1876
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woollen yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, embroidering, patchwork, sewing Wool Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Patchwork Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama
Resht work, plain weave felted wool, patchwork, inlaid work, embroidered with silk in a variety of stitches, predominantly chain stitch. Very light brown ground with an undecorated border about 4 cm wide on all sides. The decorative centre is delineated by a line of adjoining white circles. There are two vertical lines of lobed compartments, each 22 cm wide; there are four compartments per line and they are linked vertically by a narrow white and blue oval line. The floral decoration within each compartment is dominated by a pair of green horizontal scrolling frames and by dark red stems and a pair of vertical green V-shapes. The spaces between these compartments, a central vertical line and a half line down both sides, are filled with floral motifs on dark red stems. Vertical dark red stems echo the V-shapes previously mentioned and green scrolling lines edged with white circles echo elements from the compartments. There is a seam across the lower edge 5.5 cm from the bottom. The embroidery was worked over it. Embroidery threads: 2S silk; very dark red, red, dark pink, pink, dark yellow, yellow, purple, blue, light blue, white, black, dark orange. Inset wool: red, orange, dark blue, purple, dark pink, turquoise, white, dark green. Some black under drawing or printing is visible.
Üslup
Qajar
