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Prayer mat

Title	Prayer mat
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: 111cm, Width: 66cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1069-1900
Record ID	1069-1900
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	woven cotton, 1800s, Persian; Inscription
Sample Text	Ø¨Ø³Ù Ø§ÙÙÙ Ø§ÙØ±ØÙØ§Ù Ø§ÙØÙÙTranslationIn the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.NoteWoven inscription in white within cartouches with a red ground, along the upper edge., Ø§ÙÙÙÙ ØµÙ Ø¹ÙÙ ÙØÙØ¯ Ø§ÙÙØµØ·ÙÙTranslationO God, bless Muhammad, the Chosen One.NoteWoven inscription in yellow on a blue ground, framing the inscription in white on red. The text is repeated as a continuous pattern., Ø³Ø¨ØØ§Ù Ø±Ø¨Ù Ø§ÙØ§Ø¹ÙÙ ÙØ¨ØÙØ¯ÙTranslationGlory be to my Lord the Most High, and praise be His.NoteWoven inscription in white on a red ground in the panel framed by an inscription in yellow on a blue ground. The inscription is repeated as a continuous pattern. These words are said when the worshipper performs a prostration during prayer.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	cotton yarn, woollen yarn, silk thread, weaving, printing, sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Prayer mat of woven silk and cotton, backed with roller-printed cotton and faced with woven wool. This is woven in one piece and there are no seams. The design is in two sections: [1] the main piece is blue and white cotton surrounded by a yellow silk and blue cotton border; [2] the upper panel of inscriptions is woven in silk. The warp throughout the piece is pale yellow silk. The main panel has a white cotton ground with offset rows of a small stepped lozenge in blue with white centre. This pattern is broken in the middle of the upper part by straight lines forming an angular niche. The white ground contains the border pattern in blue. The vertical lines are angled at the bottom inner edge and 2 extra rosettes at the inner top create a pointed arch. The inscriptions are woven with silk. A double line of yellow on a blue ground forms a border around 4 lines of white on red. There is an upper line with a white ground and nine and a half red cartouches with white lettering. The yellow border has a yellow ground with a blue rosette alternating with a blue carnation linked to a pair of split leaves in the side borders, the leaves forming an undulating meander, but this is not as clear in the upper and lower borders. The blue carnation in the side borders is enclosed within an outline, but this is not so in the upper and lower borders. Backing: pieced; brown ground printed with small white twigs with small berries and tiny white scattered dots. Facing: bias cut striped wool: white stripe with small stylized botehs in black and pink and dark red; red stripe with small stylized botehs in dark green, dark blue, white, orange and blue.

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Prayer mat

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: 111cm, Width: 66cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1069-1900

Record ID 1069-1900

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes woven cotton, 1800s, Persian; Inscription

Sample Text Ø¨Ø³Ù Ø§ÙÙÙ Ø§ÙØ±ØÙØ§Ù Ø§ÙØÙÙTranslationIn the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.NoteWoven inscription in white within cartouches with a red ground, along the upper edge., Ø§ÙÙÙÙ ØµÙ Ø¹ÙÙ ÙØÙØ¯ Ø§ÙÙØµØ·ÙÙTranslationO God, bless Muhammad, the Chosen One.NoteWoven inscription in yellow on a blue ground, framing the inscription in white on red. The text is repeated as a continuous pattern., Ø³Ø¨ØØ§Ù Ø±Ø¨Ù Ø§ÙØ§Ø¹ÙÙ ÙØ¨ØÙØ¯ÙTranslationGlory be to my Lord the Most High, and praise be His.NoteWoven inscription in white on a red ground in the panel framed by an inscription in yellow on a blue ground. The inscription is repeated as a continuous pattern. These words are said when the worshipper performs a prostration during prayer.

Malzemeler ve teknikler cotton yarn, woollen yarn, silk thread, weaving, printing, sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Prayer mat of woven silk and cotton, backed with roller-printed cotton and faced with woven wool. This is woven in one piece and there are no seams. The design is in two sections: [1] the main piece is blue and white cotton surrounded by a yellow silk and blue cotton border; [2] the upper panel of inscriptions is woven in silk. The warp throughout the piece is pale yellow silk. The main panel has a white cotton ground with offset rows of a small stepped lozenge in blue with white centre. This pattern is broken in the middle of the upper part by straight lines forming an angular niche. The white ground contains the border pattern in blue. The vertical lines are angled at the bottom inner edge and 2 extra rosettes at the inner top create a pointed arch. The inscriptions are woven with silk. A double line of yellow on a blue ground forms a border around 4 lines of white on red. There is an upper line with a white ground and nine and a half red cartouches with white lettering. The yellow border has a yellow ground with a blue rosette alternating with a blue carnation linked to a pair of split leaves in the side borders, the leaves forming an undulating meander, but this is not as clear in the upper and lower borders. The blue carnation in the side borders is enclosed within an outline, but this is not so in the upper and lower borders. Backing: pieced; brown ground printed with small white twigs with small berries and tiny white scattered dots. Facing: bias cut striped wool: white stripe with small stylized botehs in black and pink and dark red; red stripe with small stylized botehs in dark green, dark blue, white, orange and blue.