Author
Unknown (made) Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1675
Publication Place
Iran (made) Azerbaijan (made) Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 47cm, Width: 31cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.566-1927
Record ID
CIRC.566-1927
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1675
Notes
Middle East, Textile; Panel fragment, silk-embroidered cotton, design of octagon on black ground with corner border on two sides, Azerbaijan or NW Iran, 1675-1700
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, resist-dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in cross stitch. The design has been dyed onto the ground using a resist and indigo. Black ground with part of a large red medallion outlined in white containing stylised plants and leaves within an irregular octagon, all edged in black; one leaf has been left incomplete. The border has a red ground with Z-motifs in blue or yellow edged in black. There is an area where the black cross stitch has been replaced with surface darning [probably a repair]; this may indicate that surface darning is a later technique. Embroidery threads: 2S silk; black, white, yellow, blue, red, green and light brown.
