Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1750
Publication Place
Algeria (made) -
Subject
Textiles Embroidery Interiors Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 96in, Width: 60in, Length: 243.8cm, Width: 152.4cm, Each panel length: 96in, Each panel width: 17.25in, Each panel length: 243.8cm, Each panel width: 43.8cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.437-1971
Record ID
T.437-1971
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1750
Notes
Curtain of embroidered linen with silks, Algeria, 1750-1850
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Embroidered linen with silks
Fiziksel açıklama
Curtain of embroidered linen. Composed of three vertical strips of open-weave linen, separated by bands of woven ribbon. The linen panels are embroidered with silk in shades of blue, red, black, yellow, green, cream, orange and purple. Diagonal tent, back and flat stitches. Each panel is embroidered with a vertical row of six large palmettes, each composed of floral sprigs and scrolling stems. These motifs are used to form deep borders at the lower end of each panel, and narrow borders of scrolling floral stems outline the other three sides.
