Dress Fabric
1800-1899 (made)
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Resist-dyed, block printed, plain weave cotton. There are some black registration pin marks. White ground with coiling black stems forming two vertical meanders with light blue leaves and green leaves. There are many places where the yellow block has completely missed its mark. Small red and blue flowers including carnations; some details in purple. There is a narrow border stripe down the left hand side; this has a white ground with purple flower heads and angular yellow leaves. To the left of this is part of a red ground border with a larger scale design, but only the edge of this remains.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain weave cotton, resist dyeing, block printing |
| Brief description | Dress fabric, block-printed cotton, Iran, 1800-1899 |
| Physical description | Resist-dyed, block printed, plain weave cotton. There are some black registration pin marks. White ground with coiling black stems forming two vertical meanders with light blue leaves and green leaves. There are many places where the yellow block has completely missed its mark. Small red and blue flowers including carnations; some details in purple. There is a narrow border stripe down the left hand side; this has a white ground with purple flower heads and angular yellow leaves. To the left of this is part of a red ground border with a larger scale design, but only the edge of this remains. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs P. Bradford |
| Object history | There are 78 warp threads per inch and 76 weft threads. It is not a high quality piece but is typical of Persian production in the latter part of the 19th century. It was acquired by Professor Herzfeld, who was an archaeologist working on the site of Persepolis. Registered File number 1994/211. |
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| Accession number | T.137-1994 |
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| Record created | May 13, 2008 |
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