Dress Fabric
1800-1875 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
resist dyed, block printed, plain weave linen [check], probably hand woven
Red ground with a repeating pattern of a pointed cartouche delineated in white and red placed alternately vertically and horizontally in off-set rows. There are two variations: black ground with a central red rosette and white rigid sprays; white ground with red and yellow central rosette and black, rigid sprays. Each cartouche is framed by resist white leafy stems with black flowers emanating from the black cartouches.
The dimensions of the printing blocks can be seen on the back of the fabric.
There is evidence of two original seams, so this may have been part of a garment.
Red ground with a repeating pattern of a pointed cartouche delineated in white and red placed alternately vertically and horizontally in off-set rows. There are two variations: black ground with a central red rosette and white rigid sprays; white ground with red and yellow central rosette and black, rigid sprays. Each cartouche is framed by resist white leafy stems with black flowers emanating from the black cartouches.
The dimensions of the printing blocks can be seen on the back of the fabric.
There is evidence of two original seams, so this may have been part of a garment.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | linen yarn, weaving, resist dyeing, block printing, sewing |
| Brief description | 1800s, Persian |
| Physical description | resist dyed, block printed, plain weave linen [check], probably hand woven Red ground with a repeating pattern of a pointed cartouche delineated in white and red placed alternately vertically and horizontally in off-set rows. There are two variations: black ground with a central red rosette and white rigid sprays; white ground with red and yellow central rosette and black, rigid sprays. Each cartouche is framed by resist white leafy stems with black flowers emanating from the black cartouches. The dimensions of the printing blocks can be seen on the back of the fabric. There is evidence of two original seams, so this may have been part of a garment. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1186-1888 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2008 |
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