Shawl Fabric
1800-1890 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Dress or shawl fabric, silk 1/3 twill. Known as Hussein Kuli Khan.
Displayed behind glass.
Warp: Z-twisted black silk.
Weft: Z-twisted dark green silk as the ground weft and red, white green and orange silk as the pattern wefts.
Selvedge:4 cords of Z-spun S-plied purple cotton.
Black ground divided into an ogival lattice by pale scrolled stems which contain a fine floral pattern. The ogees enclose 2 motifs, one per band: a pair of outward curving botehs and a central blossom or a pair of inward facing birds either side of a straight boteh/cone.
There is a band attached along the right hand side[probably 639-A] which forms a border with a vertical stripe of small red rosettes on a pale ground. The lower part of this band has a series of fine horizontal lines above what might be loose threads - in which case this is the loom end.
For identical partner see T.223-1921, brought to Britain in 1894 by Cardinal st Harper
Displayed behind glass.
Warp: Z-twisted black silk.
Weft: Z-twisted dark green silk as the ground weft and red, white green and orange silk as the pattern wefts.
Selvedge:4 cords of Z-spun S-plied purple cotton.
Black ground divided into an ogival lattice by pale scrolled stems which contain a fine floral pattern. The ogees enclose 2 motifs, one per band: a pair of outward curving botehs and a central blossom or a pair of inward facing birds either side of a straight boteh/cone.
There is a band attached along the right hand side[probably 639-A] which forms a border with a vertical stripe of small red rosettes on a pale ground. The lower part of this band has a series of fine horizontal lines above what might be loose threads - in which case this is the loom end.
For identical partner see T.223-1921, brought to Britain in 1894 by Cardinal st Harper
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | silk thread, weaving, sewing |
| Brief description | woven silk, 1800s, Persian; Joined to 639A-1891 |
| Physical description | Dress or shawl fabric, silk 1/3 twill. Known as Hussein Kuli Khan. Displayed behind glass. Warp: Z-twisted black silk. Weft: Z-twisted dark green silk as the ground weft and red, white green and orange silk as the pattern wefts. Selvedge:4 cords of Z-spun S-plied purple cotton. Black ground divided into an ogival lattice by pale scrolled stems which contain a fine floral pattern. The ogees enclose 2 motifs, one per band: a pair of outward curving botehs and a central blossom or a pair of inward facing birds either side of a straight boteh/cone. There is a band attached along the right hand side[probably 639-A] which forms a border with a vertical stripe of small red rosettes on a pale ground. The lower part of this band has a series of fine horizontal lines above what might be loose threads - in which case this is the loom end. For identical partner see T.223-1921, brought to Britain in 1894 by Cardinal st Harper |
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| Production | Yezd |
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| Accession number | 639-1891 |
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| Record created | July 8, 2008 |
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