Textile Panel
1870-1874 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Woven woollen twill.
Warp: Wool, S-twist: red, white, dark blue.
Weft: Wool, Z-twist: maroon, red, dark green, dark blue, yellow, white.
Stripes:
[1] white ground with a continuous line of fat S-shaped leaves in green and blue, each with a maroon and yellow central spot. Both terminals of the S-form are marked with maroon and interrupted by a narrow bar of maroon and red.
[2] Red ground with a line of small irregular roundels outlined in white and filled with yellow, green and blue.
Both stripes are edged with a narrow line of white, blue and green.
Along the sides is a wider stripe with a red ground filled by a line of angular rosettes with a apair of leaves on a fat stem in blue and green; the petals and leaves are also blue and green and are outlined in white. The centre of the rosettes and the leaves are in maroon and yellow.
Along the ends is a row of striped carnations outlined in white and filled with green and red resting on a blue line, all on a red ground.
In each of the corners is a small square containing an 8-petalled rostte in green and blue outlined in white, with a red and white centre. A band of four shoots of green weft separate this band from the striped pattern.
Selvedges: warp threads have been paired to form three or four cords.
Warp: Wool, S-twist: red, white, dark blue.
Weft: Wool, Z-twist: maroon, red, dark green, dark blue, yellow, white.
Stripes:
[1] white ground with a continuous line of fat S-shaped leaves in green and blue, each with a maroon and yellow central spot. Both terminals of the S-form are marked with maroon and interrupted by a narrow bar of maroon and red.
[2] Red ground with a line of small irregular roundels outlined in white and filled with yellow, green and blue.
Both stripes are edged with a narrow line of white, blue and green.
Along the sides is a wider stripe with a red ground filled by a line of angular rosettes with a apair of leaves on a fat stem in blue and green; the petals and leaves are also blue and green and are outlined in white. The centre of the rosettes and the leaves are in maroon and yellow.
Along the ends is a row of striped carnations outlined in white and filled with green and red resting on a blue line, all on a red ground.
In each of the corners is a small square containing an 8-petalled rostte in green and blue outlined in white, with a red and white centre. A band of four shoots of green weft separate this band from the striped pattern.
Selvedges: warp threads have been paired to form three or four cords.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woollen yarn, weaving |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile. Textile panel, woven wool twill with striped design, Yazd, Iran 1870-1874 |
| Physical description | Woven woollen twill. Warp: Wool, S-twist: red, white, dark blue. Weft: Wool, Z-twist: maroon, red, dark green, dark blue, yellow, white. Stripes: [1] white ground with a continuous line of fat S-shaped leaves in green and blue, each with a maroon and yellow central spot. Both terminals of the S-form are marked with maroon and interrupted by a narrow bar of maroon and red. [2] Red ground with a line of small irregular roundels outlined in white and filled with yellow, green and blue. Both stripes are edged with a narrow line of white, blue and green. Along the sides is a wider stripe with a red ground filled by a line of angular rosettes with a apair of leaves on a fat stem in blue and green; the petals and leaves are also blue and green and are outlined in white. The centre of the rosettes and the leaves are in maroon and yellow. Along the ends is a row of striped carnations outlined in white and filled with green and red resting on a blue line, all on a red ground. In each of the corners is a small square containing an 8-petalled rostte in green and blue outlined in white, with a red and white centre. A band of four shoots of green weft separate this band from the striped pattern. Selvedges: warp threads have been paired to form three or four cords. |
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| Object history | This object was purchased in Iran by Robert Murdoch Smith on behalf of the Museum, from an un-named Persian source in Tehran. It was part of a batch of fifteen objects, including woven and embroidered textiles, metalwork, carved stone and painted pasteboard. Murdoch Smith wrote: "I have purchased [these] objects which I think would be very suitable for the Museum. I will retain them at your disposal should you decide on acquiring them, and if not, I do not object to keeping them myself. It is almost impossible to get Persians to keep such articles pending a reference from London, especially as there are several people now in Teheran ready to buy, notably Baron Reuter's Agent, and one of the members of the Austrian Legation" (V&A Archive). |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1064-1875 |
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| Record created | January 22, 2008 |
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