Woven Silk Fragment
1800-1860 (made)
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Dress fabric of fine silk plain-weave brocaded with silk. This fragment has been stitched onto white card.
Very fine dark red silk brocaded with orange, light yellow, light green, cream and dark green silk. The pattern was woven on its side. There are four isolated motifs in a half-drop repeat: a parrot standing at the base of a flowering stem; facing left. It has a green breast and an orange wing, head and beak. Flowers are yellow and cream.
Very fine dark red silk brocaded with orange, light yellow, light green, cream and dark green silk. The pattern was woven on its side. There are four isolated motifs in a half-drop repeat: a parrot standing at the base of a flowering stem; facing left. It has a green breast and an orange wing, head and beak. Flowers are yellow and cream.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk with silks, card |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of brocaded silk with silks, Iran, 1800-1860 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of fine silk plain-weave brocaded with silk. This fragment has been stitched onto white card. Very fine dark red silk brocaded with orange, light yellow, light green, cream and dark green silk. The pattern was woven on its side. There are four isolated motifs in a half-drop repeat: a parrot standing at the base of a flowering stem; facing left. It has a green breast and an orange wing, head and beak. Flowers are yellow and cream. |
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| Credit line | Given by T. S. W. Jarvis, Esq. |
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| Accession number | T.21:22-1955 |
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| Record created | October 8, 2008 |
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