Dress Fabric
1875 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Woven silk, satin ground
Warp: black or very dark blue, red, green, white silk
Weft:
Repeating pattern of two main narrow stripes in black or very dark blue and white, both edged with red and green stripes.
[1] black or very dark blue ground with red meander and small blue leaves and green and red flowers.
[2] white ground with a red flower edged in blue alternating with a blue flower edged in red linked by a green stem.
There is one selvedge: it has one cotton thread.
Very similar to 892-1877 and 893-1877
Warp: black or very dark blue, red, green, white silk
Weft:
Repeating pattern of two main narrow stripes in black or very dark blue and white, both edged with red and green stripes.
[1] black or very dark blue ground with red meander and small blue leaves and green and red flowers.
[2] white ground with a red flower edged in blue alternating with a blue flower edged in red linked by a green stem.
There is one selvedge: it has one cotton thread.
Very similar to 892-1877 and 893-1877
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | silk thread, cotton yarn, weaving |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile; |
| Physical description | Woven silk, satin ground Warp: black or very dark blue, red, green, white silk Weft: Repeating pattern of two main narrow stripes in black or very dark blue and white, both edged with red and green stripes. [1] black or very dark blue ground with red meander and small blue leaves and green and red flowers. [2] white ground with a red flower edged in blue alternating with a blue flower edged in red linked by a green stem. There is one selvedge: it has one cotton thread. Very similar to 892-1877 and 893-1877 |
| Object history | according to inventory notes, "embroidery", silk and cotton, from Murdoch Smith, ex Richard Collection, 8/6d for the "five pieces". |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 819B-1876 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2008 |
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