Textile Fragment
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A silk woven, patterned lampas. Ground of 2:1 twill, Z direction. The pattern is creating using lance effect of the supplementary wefts. The design is floral with leaves floating over the fabric. The pattern is bound on the front by the binding warp in a 1:2 twill in the S direction over 1/3 of the [double] warp ends.The fragment has selvedge on one side.
Warp
1) ground
silk, x-ply, slight S, double [with occasional singles?]
aqua
app. 66 (double) ends cm
2) binding
silk, x- ply, STA
olive green
Ratio 3:1
Weft
Ratio 1:1:1
1) ground
silk, x-ply, STA, thick
olive green
app. 36 picks cm
2) supplementary lance
a) silk, x-ply, STA
cream/gold
b) silk, x-ply, S twist, thick
navy blue
Warp
1) ground
silk, x-ply, slight S, double [with occasional singles?]
aqua
app. 66 (double) ends cm
2) binding
silk, x- ply, STA
olive green
Ratio 3:1
Weft
Ratio 1:1:1
1) ground
silk, x-ply, STA, thick
olive green
app. 36 picks cm
2) supplementary lance
a) silk, x-ply, STA
cream/gold
b) silk, x-ply, S twist, thick
navy blue
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Fragment of woven, patterned silk. Lampas. Japan 19th century. |
| Physical description | A silk woven, patterned lampas. Ground of 2:1 twill, Z direction. The pattern is creating using lance effect of the supplementary wefts. The design is floral with leaves floating over the fabric. The pattern is bound on the front by the binding warp in a 1:2 twill in the Z direction over 1/3 of the [double] warp ends. The fragment has selvedge on one side. Warp 1) ground silk, x-ply, slight S, double [with occasional singles?] aqua app. 66 (double) ends cm 2) binding silk, x- ply, STA olive green Ratio 3:1 Weft Ratio 1:1:1 1) ground silk, x-ply, STA, thick olive green app. 36 picks cm 2) supplementary lance a) silk, x-ply, STA cream/gold b) silk, x-ply, S twist, thick navy blue |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | Figured silk. Yedo, Japan: 19th century. Three shuttles - gold, brown and olive green - have been used to weave this pattern, on an olive green warp. |
| Summary | A silk woven, patterned lampas. Ground of 2:1 twill, Z direction. The pattern is creating using lance effect of the supplementary wefts. The design is floral with leaves floating over the fabric. The pattern is bound on the front by the binding warp in a 1:2 twill in the S direction over 1/3 of the [double] warp ends.The fragment has selvedge on one side. Warp 1) ground silk, x-ply, slight S, double [with occasional singles?] aqua app. 66 (double) ends cm 2) binding silk, x- ply, STA olive green Ratio 3:1 Weft Ratio 1:1:1 1) ground silk, x-ply, STA, thick olive green app. 36 picks cm 2) supplementary lance a) silk, x-ply, STA cream/gold b) silk, x-ply, S twist, thick navy blue |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FEC.LOST 98/15/4.25 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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