Silk Panel
1876 (made)
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Dress fabric, silk satin, 5 shaft, brocaded with metal thread.
Displayed behind glass.
Warp: S-twisted purple silk.
Weft: orange silk as the ground weft and gilt metal strip S-wound on a yellow silk core as the brocaded weft.
Selvedge: returned wefts.
There is a loom end patterned with a small chequered design.
Purple ground with a diamond lattice formed by diagonal lines bearing clusters of 5 leaves. A similar cluster is in the middle of each diamond; all in metal thread.
There is a narrow border down the left hand side with a line of small blocks between 2 thicker lines; all in metal thread.
There is a wide decorative border down the right hand side: on the inside is a line of small inward facing botehs, bending to their right, each with a pair of leaves at its base. On the outer edge is a wider band with a sinuous meander of small leaves with 6-petalled flowers and leaves filling the spaces; all in metal thread.
Displayed behind glass.
Warp: S-twisted purple silk.
Weft: orange silk as the ground weft and gilt metal strip S-wound on a yellow silk core as the brocaded weft.
Selvedge: returned wefts.
There is a loom end patterned with a small chequered design.
Purple ground with a diamond lattice formed by diagonal lines bearing clusters of 5 leaves. A similar cluster is in the middle of each diamond; all in metal thread.
There is a narrow border down the left hand side with a line of small blocks between 2 thicker lines; all in metal thread.
There is a wide decorative border down the right hand side: on the inside is a line of small inward facing botehs, bending to their right, each with a pair of leaves at its base. On the outer edge is a wider band with a sinuous meander of small leaves with 6-petalled flowers and leaves filling the spaces; all in metal thread.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | silk thread, metal thread, weaving |
| Brief description | Silk panel |
| Physical description | Dress fabric, silk satin, 5 shaft, brocaded with metal thread. Displayed behind glass. Warp: S-twisted purple silk. Weft: orange silk as the ground weft and gilt metal strip S-wound on a yellow silk core as the brocaded weft. Selvedge: returned wefts. There is a loom end patterned with a small chequered design. Purple ground with a diamond lattice formed by diagonal lines bearing clusters of 5 leaves. A similar cluster is in the middle of each diamond; all in metal thread. There is a narrow border down the left hand side with a line of small blocks between 2 thicker lines; all in metal thread. There is a wide decorative border down the right hand side: on the inside is a line of small inward facing botehs, bending to their right, each with a pair of leaves at its base. On the outer edge is a wider band with a sinuous meander of small leaves with 6-petalled flowers and leaves filling the spaces; all in metal thread. |
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| Object history | Given by his Excellency Yahia Khan, Moetemed-el-Mulk, Moshir-ul-Dowleh (1247-1309AH) brother-in-law to the Shah and fourth husband of Ezzat-ul-Dowleh, Nasir al-din Shah's sister. |
| Production | Isphahan |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 159A-1877 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2008 |
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