Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 21.5cm, Width: 14cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.21:1-1955
Record ID
T.21:1-1955
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Middle East, Textile; Textile of silk velvet, Iran 19th century
Tarihsel bağlam
there is also an example of this velvet at the Musée des Tissus, Lyon. There it is classified as Persian, but no date is given.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silk velvet and metal threads
Fiziksel açıklama
Textile of silk velvet. Foundation weave: 3/1 S twill weave by 1 and 2 wefts Warp: 2 warps: 1 foundation warp, 1 pile warp. Proportion: 3 foundation warps, 1 pile warp. Foundation warp: Material: yellow, Z twist, silk. Thread count: 64 warps per cm Velvet Warp: Material: silk, S twist, doubled, green and red throughout, peach and blue introduced in bands when required. Thread count: 16 pile warps per cm Weft: 2 wefts: 1 foundation weft, 1 supplementary metal weft Proportion: 3 wefts, 1 rod, 1 metal weft. Foundation weft: Material: silk, Z twist, cream, every second weft doubled. Thread count: 30 wefts per cm Supplementary Metal Wefts: supplementary metal wefts, 1 per pile unit. These cover the foundation weave from selvedge to selvedge and are bound in a 1/4 twill. Material: metal strips Thread count: 10 supplementary wefts per cm Selvedge: None Description: Cut, voided velvet, metal thread. Floral pattern in stacked rows.
