Sash
ca. 1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Sash of woven silk. Red ground with cream silk diagonal lines meeting to form one central lozenge. Above and below the central lozenge are two half lozenges. Star patterns in the interspaces. With a selvage at each side, and at the top and bottom is a whipped hem. Above the whipped hem, at the top and bottom, are bands of warp threads of 2 inches in depth. The wefts have been drawn out. At the sides are narrow bands of blue and fawn.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Sash of woven silk, Syria, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | Sash of woven silk. Red ground with cream silk diagonal lines meeting to form one central lozenge. Above and below the central lozenge are two half lozenges. Star patterns in the interspaces. With a selvage at each side, and at the top and bottom is a whipped hem. Above the whipped hem, at the top and bottom, are bands of warp threads of 2 inches in depth. The wefts have been drawn out. At the sides are narrow bands of blue and fawn. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Wickham Steed |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.149-1953 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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