Sash
mid 19th century (made)
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Stiff, narrow sash. Half of its length is decorated with loosely bound gilt weft in two patterns, with the beginning of a third at the end. These are basically star-like motifs with or without a surrounding lattice. The pattern is formed by the pink ground. The other half is divided into three bands, with the beginning of a fourth near the end: two bands have the same loosely-woven gilt weft, this time on a green ground. The designs are based on stars and are formed by the ground colour. The other two bands are decorated with a typical design resembling an archway at the top of a flight of stairs. This is a multi-coloured design with pink predominating.
The fringes are formed by warp threads being worked into cords.
The fringes are formed by warp threads being worked into cords.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Sash, woven silk, Morrocan, mid 19th century. |
| Physical description | Stiff, narrow sash. Half of its length is decorated with loosely bound gilt weft in two patterns, with the beginning of a third at the end. These are basically star-like motifs with or without a surrounding lattice. The pattern is formed by the pink ground. The other half is divided into three bands, with the beginning of a fourth near the end: two bands have the same loosely-woven gilt weft, this time on a green ground. The designs are based on stars and are formed by the ground colour. The other two bands are decorated with a typical design resembling an archway at the top of a flight of stairs. This is a multi-coloured design with pink predominating. The fringes are formed by warp threads being worked into cords. |
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| Credit line | Given anonymously |
| Object history | Registered File number 1994/1650. |
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| Accession number | T.695-1994 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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