Tent Band
19th century (made)
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Tent band, cut and made of two lengths stitched together, countered with some single and brocaded soumak.
WARP: white cotton; Z2S; 64 threads per inch (248 per dm counted as 124 per 5 cms).
WEFT: Foundation: white cotton; Z2S; 22 threads per inch (82 per dm). Pattern: wool; 12 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, purple, dark brown, brown, light brown, cream. Irregular movement.
SIDE FINISH: returned wefts.
END FINISH: cut
DESIGN: the piece is decorated in bands except for two, full width peacocks, one blue, the other dark red. Six bands are filled with geometric designs on a dark blue background and completely worked in soumak; eight bands are of multi-coloured floral sprigs; the other bands have small, geometric designs.
WARP: white cotton; Z2S; 64 threads per inch (248 per dm counted as 124 per 5 cms).
WEFT: Foundation: white cotton; Z2S; 22 threads per inch (82 per dm). Pattern: wool; 12 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, purple, dark brown, brown, light brown, cream. Irregular movement.
SIDE FINISH: returned wefts.
END FINISH: cut
DESIGN: the piece is decorated in bands except for two, full width peacocks, one blue, the other dark red. Six bands are filled with geometric designs on a dark blue background and completely worked in soumak; eight bands are of multi-coloured floral sprigs; the other bands have small, geometric designs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | brocaded and woven cotton |
| Brief description | Tent band, Caucasus, 19th century |
| Physical description | Tent band, cut and made of two lengths stitched together, countered with some single and brocaded soumak. WARP: white cotton; Z2S; 64 threads per inch (248 per dm counted as 124 per 5 cms). WEFT: Foundation: white cotton; Z2S; 22 threads per inch (82 per dm). Pattern: wool; 12 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, purple, dark brown, brown, light brown, cream. Irregular movement. SIDE FINISH: returned wefts. END FINISH: cut DESIGN: the piece is decorated in bands except for two, full width peacocks, one blue, the other dark red. Six bands are filled with geometric designs on a dark blue background and completely worked in soumak; eight bands are of multi-coloured floral sprigs; the other bands have small, geometric designs. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Bateson |
| Object history | Registered File no. 1930/4665. |
| Production | When acquired it was described as embroidered. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.195A-1930 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2008 |
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