Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1500
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Diaper Rosettes Medallion Floral
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 18.5in, Length: 47cm, Width: 11.5in, Width: 29cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.371-1989
Record ID
T.371-1989
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1500
Notes
Piece of lampas silk with a satin ground and twill binding, made in Turkey, 1500-1650
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Lampas silk with a satin ground and twill binding Silk (Textile) Satin Weave Twill
Fiziksel açıklama
Piece of woven silk, gold lattice on red ground. The lattice contains a narrow red and gold diapered stem decorated with white and gold rosettes at regular intervals. The lattice is edged with blue and white leaf-like motifs. Each medallion contains a single floral sprig with three highly stylised blossoms. The silk is a lampas with a satin ground and twill binding. Warp in red silk and pink silk binding. Weft ground in yellow silk, with a pattern in blue, white, black and silver metal around a yellow silk core used in the same shed as a yellow silk weft.
