Author
Unknown (made) Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1750
Publication Place
Iran (made) Azerbaijan (made) Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 44.5cm, Height: 65cm, Side length: 46cm, Width: 32cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
77-1877
Record ID
77-1877
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1750
Notes
Middle East, Textile; Headscarf, triangular panel, silk-embroidered cotton, packed design of stars and cartouches on white ground, Azerbaijan or NW Iran, 1750-1850
İlişki
Caspar Purdon Clarke
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing.
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in cross stitch backed with woven silk and faced with bias-cut silk and cotton. White ground with alternating rows of: [1] red 8-pointed stars with 4 'arms' whirling in a light blue or white contral lozenge, separated by a vertical dark blue cartouche form with a red S-shape. [2] a smaller red 8-pointed star with a green 4 armed whirl separated by a horizontal dark blue cartouche with a red S-shape in between yellow or pale green L-shaped bars. The narrow border around two sides is light green decorated with stylised red leaf forms alternating with white or yellow centred octagons. All the motifs are outlined in black. Embroidery threads: 2S silk; white, black, red, green, dark blue, light blue, yellow, faded pink. Backing: pieced; silk; blue and green chevron pattern. Facing: striped silk and cotton: red, yellow, green, light blue, white, black. See 296-1884 for two similar triangular pieces joined together.
Üslup
Caucasian
