Woven Silk
14th or 15th century (made)
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Two bands of silk damask (870 and 870a-1899). Arabesque patterns in yellow and white silks on a blue satin ground. There is a narrow outer stripe of interlaced ornament in linen.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Dye samples of this textile were analysed as part of the project “Caracterización de las producciones textiles de la Antigüedad Tardía y Edad Media temprana: tejidos coptos, sasánidas, bizantinos e hispanomusulmanes en las colecciones públicas españolas” (“Characterization of Late Antique and Early Medieval textile production: Coptic, Sasanian, Byzantine and Spanish Muslim textiles in Spanish national collections”) (HAR2008-04161) directed by Dr Laura Rodríguez Peinado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Dpt. de Historia del Arte I (Medieval). Analysis was conducted by Enrique Parra at the Alfonso X El Sabio University, Madrid. The dyes were analysed through high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), extracting threads with a thickness varying between 5 and 1mm by means of 100 µL of methanol/hydrochloric acid/water 1:2:1.
The results for this textile were as follows:
Selvedge (linen) - not detected
Pink - Madder
Blue - Indigo |
| Brief description | 1400s, Hispano-Moresque; Lampas, blue, ogees |
| Physical description | Two bands of silk damask (870 and 870a-1899). Arabesque patterns in yellow and white silks on a blue satin ground. There is a narrow outer stripe of interlaced ornament in linen. |
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| Object history | Acquired with the collection of Dr. R. Forrer. Collection purchased for £700. Received by the museum on 18 April 1899. Registered nos. 800 to 1903-1899. Similar in design to 821-1894. |
| Historical context | Samples of coloured threads from this object have been taken and are being analysed as part of a collaboration between the V&A and the Spanish Research project "Caracterización de als producciones textiles de la Antigüedad Tardía y Edad Media temprana: tejidos coptos, sasánidas, bizantinos e hispanomusulmanes en las colecciones públicas españolas" ("Characterization of Late Antique and Early Medieval textile production: Coptic, Sasanian, Byzantine and Spanish Muslim textiles in Spanish national collections") (HAR2008-04161) directed by Dr Laura Rodríguez Peinado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Dpt. de Historia del Arte I (Medieval). |
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| Accession number | 870-1899 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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