Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1876
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 40.5cm, Width: 61cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
159A-1877
Record ID
159A-1877
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1876
Notes
Silk panel
Malzemeler ve teknikler
silk thread, metal thread, weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Dress fabric, silk satin, 5 shaft, brocaded with metal thread. Displayed behind glass. Warp: S-twisted purple silk. Weft: orange silk as the ground weft and gilt metal strip S-wound on a yellow silk core as the brocaded weft. Selvedge: returned wefts. There is a loom end patterned with a small chequered design. Purple ground with a diamond lattice formed by diagonal lines bearing clusters of 5 leaves. A similar cluster is in the middle of each diamond; all in metal thread. There is a narrow border down the left hand side with a line of small blocks between 2 thicker lines; all in metal thread. There is a wide decorative border down the right hand side: on the inside is a line of small inward facing botehs, bending to their right, each with a pair of leaves at its base. On the outer edge is a wider band with a sinuous meander of small leaves with 6-petalled flowers and leaves filling the spaces; all in metal thread.
Üretim
Isphahan
