Textile Panel
1750-1800 (made)
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Cover, plain weave cotton embroidered with silk surface darning on the diagonal and running stitch; two different embroideries joined diagonally, backed with cotton and faced and bordered with woven silk and cotton and metal thread.
Displayed behind glass.
There are two triangular embroideries:
[1] pink ground with one complete and 2 partial stylized floral sprays each with a cone shaped flower between 2 leaves. It seems these would form parallel continuous lines. A pair of white leaves appear by the base of each flower. Colours: 2 shades of pink, 2 shades of blue, yellow, white, black, light mushroom, brown.
[2] yellow ground with a cartouche with a stylized palmette at the pointed end and a curved stem and blossom from the sides. This faces a different direction in alternate rows. Colours: yellow, green-blue, 2 shades of blue, dark red, red, brown, light green-grey, black.
Backing: pieced red cotton.
Facing/border: Turkish dress fabric: cream ground with a pattern of undulating ribbons in metal thread with flowers and a hanging lantern.
Displayed behind glass.
There are two triangular embroideries:
[1] pink ground with one complete and 2 partial stylized floral sprays each with a cone shaped flower between 2 leaves. It seems these would form parallel continuous lines. A pair of white leaves appear by the base of each flower. Colours: 2 shades of pink, 2 shades of blue, yellow, white, black, light mushroom, brown.
[2] yellow ground with a cartouche with a stylized palmette at the pointed end and a curved stem and blossom from the sides. This faces a different direction in alternate rows. Colours: yellow, green-blue, 2 shades of blue, dark red, red, brown, light green-grey, black.
Backing: pieced red cotton.
Facing/border: Turkish dress fabric: cream ground with a pattern of undulating ribbons in metal thread with flowers and a hanging lantern.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, embroidery, sewing |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile; Panel, silk-embroidered cotton, formed of two joined triangular panels and Turkish woven silk border, Azerbaijan or NW Iran, 1750-1800 |
| Physical description | Cover, plain weave cotton embroidered with silk surface darning on the diagonal and running stitch; two different embroideries joined diagonally, backed with cotton and faced and bordered with woven silk and cotton and metal thread. Displayed behind glass. There are two triangular embroideries: [1] pink ground with one complete and 2 partial stylized floral sprays each with a cone shaped flower between 2 leaves. It seems these would form parallel continuous lines. A pair of white leaves appear by the base of each flower. Colours: 2 shades of pink, 2 shades of blue, yellow, white, black, light mushroom, brown. [2] yellow ground with a cartouche with a stylized palmette at the pointed end and a curved stem and blossom from the sides. This faces a different direction in alternate rows. Colours: yellow, green-blue, 2 shades of blue, dark red, red, brown, light green-grey, black. Backing: pieced red cotton. Facing/border: Turkish dress fabric: cream ground with a pattern of undulating ribbons in metal thread with flowers and a hanging lantern. |
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| Bibliographic reference | This embroidery belongs to Group 3 identified by Jennifer Wearden in 'Azerbaijanian Embroideries: A Synthesis of Contrasts' in Hali issue 59 October 1991 pp.102-111. Group 3 is characterised by surface darning on the diagonal using pale colours. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 297-1884 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2008 |
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