Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1600
Publication Place
Isfahan (made) -
Subject
Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 151cm, Width: 63.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
286-1894
Record ID
286-1894
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1600
Notes
This piece of silk velvet was a dress fabric. It is just one of the many silk velvets made in abundance at Isfahan, both for local use and for export. Many had floral patterns. Some were composed of naturalistic flowers, others (like this example) of fantastic blossoms. Shah Abbas I, a member of the ruling Safavid dynasty, made Isfahan his capital shortly before 1600. He then developed the city as a centre of luxury textile production.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silk velvet Silk Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Silk velvet with a pattern of floral sprays, reversed in alternate rows. The colours are: dark purple, yellow, pale blue, red [much faded] on a rich golden brown ground.
Üslup
Safavid
