Dress Fabric
1860-1899 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Dress fabric of woven silk twill.
Hussein Kuli Khan type.
Stripes:
[1] Broad stripe with dark blue ground with a line of adjoining circular wreaths of pink rose buds outlined in orange with white details enclosing a similar smaller wreath and a single flower. Similar flowers fill the spaces between the wreaths.
[2] Medium stripe; red ground with a line of isolated floral motifs in the form of a dark blue flower outlined in white with orange leaves on a dark blue stem. Alternate sprigs face alternate directions.
[3] Narrow stripe: white ground with an angular meander and red flowers.
The sequence of stripes from left to right is: 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3,1.
Warp: dark blue, red and white silk.
Weft: red, orange, white, dark blue silk, all Z-twist.
Hussein Kuli Khan type.
Stripes:
[1] Broad stripe with dark blue ground with a line of adjoining circular wreaths of pink rose buds outlined in orange with white details enclosing a similar smaller wreath and a single flower. Similar flowers fill the spaces between the wreaths.
[2] Medium stripe; red ground with a line of isolated floral motifs in the form of a dark blue flower outlined in white with orange leaves on a dark blue stem. Alternate sprigs face alternate directions.
[3] Narrow stripe: white ground with an angular meander and red flowers.
The sequence of stripes from left to right is: 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3,1.
Warp: dark blue, red and white silk.
Weft: red, orange, white, dark blue silk, all Z-twist.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of woven silk twill, Iran, 1860-1899 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of woven silk twill. Hussein Kuli Khan type. Stripes: [1] Broad stripe with dark blue ground with a line of adjoining circular wreaths of pink rose buds outlined in orange with white details enclosing a similar smaller wreath and a single flower. Similar flowers fill the spaces between the wreaths. [2] Medium stripe; red ground with a line of isolated floral motifs in the form of a dark blue flower outlined in white with orange leaves on a dark blue stem. Alternate sprigs face alternate directions. [3] Narrow stripe: white ground with an angular meander and red flowers. The sequence of stripes from left to right is: 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3,1. Warp: dark blue, red and white silk. Weft: red, orange, white, dark blue silk, all Z-twist. |
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| Credit line | Given by T. S. W. Jarvis, Esq. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.21:111-1955 |
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| Record created | May 7, 2008 |
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