Dress Fabric
1850-1899 (made)
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Dress fabric of silk satin woven with silks.
Woven silk, satin ground, cut on the bias
Warp: white, dark blue, magenta, orange, light green silk, all indeterminable twist
Weft: red, light blue, light green silk, all indeterminable twist
Stripes:
[1] dark blue ground with red meandering stem and small leaves and flowers.
[2] white ground with red and light blue flower-heads.
In between these stripes is a very narrow line of orange and green chevrons between a fine magenta line.
Woven silk, satin ground, cut on the bias
Warp: white, dark blue, magenta, orange, light green silk, all indeterminable twist
Weft: red, light blue, light green silk, all indeterminable twist
Stripes:
[1] dark blue ground with red meandering stem and small leaves and flowers.
[2] white ground with red and light blue flower-heads.
In between these stripes is a very narrow line of orange and green chevrons between a fine magenta line.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk satin woven with silks |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of silk satin woven with silks, Iran, 1850-1899 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of silk satin woven with silks. Woven silk, satin ground, cut on the bias Warp: white, dark blue, magenta, orange, light green silk, all indeterminable twist Weft: red, light blue, light green silk, all indeterminable twist Stripes: [1] dark blue ground with red meandering stem and small leaves and flowers. [2] white ground with red and light blue flower-heads. In between these stripes is a very narrow line of orange and green chevrons between a fine magenta line. |
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| Credit line | Given by T. S. W. Jarvis, Esq. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.21:58-1955 |
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| Record created | April 30, 2008 |
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