Bag
1800-1870 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Bag, cotton embroidered with silk and metal thread in straight stitch, buttonhole, needleweaving and pulled thread work.
Displayed behind glass.
There is a border around 4 sides; it is needlewoven with dark blue silk X-motifs alternating with stepped diamonds worked in silver metal thread. There is a pink line above and below this. The main area is worked in pulled thread using white silk, the pattern has large and small roundels linked vertically, horizontally and diagonally. Unworked ground fabric can be seen along the bottom fold of the bag. The sides have been stitched together. There is a blue cord around the opening.
Displayed behind glass.
There is a border around 4 sides; it is needlewoven with dark blue silk X-motifs alternating with stepped diamonds worked in silver metal thread. There is a pink line above and below this. The main area is worked in pulled thread using white silk, the pattern has large and small roundels linked vertically, horizontally and diagonally. Unworked ground fabric can be seen along the bottom fold of the bag. The sides have been stitched together. There is a blue cord around the opening.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing |
| Brief description | embroidered, 1770-1850, Persian |
| Physical description | Bag, cotton embroidered with silk and metal thread in straight stitch, buttonhole, needleweaving and pulled thread work. Displayed behind glass. There is a border around 4 sides; it is needlewoven with dark blue silk X-motifs alternating with stepped diamonds worked in silver metal thread. There is a pink line above and below this. The main area is worked in pulled thread using white silk, the pattern has large and small roundels linked vertically, horizontally and diagonally. Unworked ground fabric can be seen along the bottom fold of the bag. The sides have been stitched together. There is a blue cord around the opening. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2340-1876 |
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| Record created | June 10, 2008 |
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