Author
Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 71cm, Selvedge to selvedge width: 60cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
257A-1884
Record ID
257A-1884
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
F, embroidered, 1800-1860, Persian
Malzemeler ve teknikler
cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches and couched metal thread. Directional design with the top of the pattern at the bottom of the panel, so that the wearer saw the correct pattern. The Museum Number is in the top left hand corner. The main pattern is a series of diagonal lines from lower right to upper left. These are lines in dark blue and dark green silk beneath a zigzagged line of yellow silk. There is a narrow border along the top: mauve edged circles filled with pink or metal thread. There are two sizes of stripes: [1] narrow stripes: mauve ground with a group of three yellow, silver and blue circular blossoms alternating with a pink blossom. [2] wider stripes with two designs: [a] curved yellow and silver stem with large pink flower with yellow and silver flower with green leaves between a row of pink and blue buds. [b] Pink vase with large dark green and blue edged flower alternating with three yellow and silver flowers with mauve centres. There is a narrow border down the lower part of each side with pink spots and mauve ground. The bottom border has a white ground with dark green outlined flower heads in pink or metal thread. Edged with a narrow band of pink spots on mauve ground. In the cotton fabric below this border are pink circles outlined in black alternating with semi-circles of blue silk; in most places the blue silk has broken and forms tufts along the lower edge. Threads: 2S silk: pink, mauve, red, dark pink, dark green, green, blue, white, black. Metal thread: silver strip open S-wound on a white silk core always used with silver-strip very open S-wound on yellow silk.
