Dress Fabric
1800-1870 (made)
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Dress fabric, woven silk and metal thread.
Displayed behind glass.
Warp: pink silk
Weft: orange, white, blue and green silk; metal thread: silver-gilt strip S-wound on white silk core.
Selvedge: 2 cords of pink silk.
Gold metal thread ground with offset rows in which 2 main motifs are slightly different:
[1] red lotus blossom with small blue centre alternating with a small blue flower with red centre which is enclosed within an almost circular green stem with 2 small red and blue tulips at the top and small leaves and red buds at the bottom.
[2] A slightly elongated form of the red lotus alternating with a much larger blue flower enclosed within an almost circular green stem with leaves; from the lower part of this there is a red and blue flower in the centre and 2 stems curved down and in and end with a blue star-like flower with red centre. The red lotus has a similar arrangement below it in which the green stem encloses 2 small red blossoms. A red and blue flower hangs below from the centre.
Displayed behind glass.
Warp: pink silk
Weft: orange, white, blue and green silk; metal thread: silver-gilt strip S-wound on white silk core.
Selvedge: 2 cords of pink silk.
Gold metal thread ground with offset rows in which 2 main motifs are slightly different:
[1] red lotus blossom with small blue centre alternating with a small blue flower with red centre which is enclosed within an almost circular green stem with 2 small red and blue tulips at the top and small leaves and red buds at the bottom.
[2] A slightly elongated form of the red lotus alternating with a much larger blue flower enclosed within an almost circular green stem with leaves; from the lower part of this there is a red and blue flower in the centre and 2 stems curved down and in and end with a blue star-like flower with red centre. The red lotus has a similar arrangement below it in which the green stem encloses 2 small red blossoms. A red and blue flower hangs below from the centre.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | silk thread, metal thread, weaving, printing |
| Brief description | A fragment of a dress fabric with silk and metal threads, Iran, 19th century |
| Physical description | Dress fabric, woven silk and metal thread. Displayed behind glass. Warp: pink silk Weft: orange, white, blue and green silk; metal thread: silver-gilt strip S-wound on white silk core. Selvedge: 2 cords of pink silk. Gold metal thread ground with offset rows in which 2 main motifs are slightly different: [1] red lotus blossom with small blue centre alternating with a small blue flower with red centre which is enclosed within an almost circular green stem with 2 small red and blue tulips at the top and small leaves and red buds at the bottom. [2] A slightly elongated form of the red lotus alternating with a much larger blue flower enclosed within an almost circular green stem with leaves; from the lower part of this there is a red and blue flower in the centre and 2 stems curved down and in and end with a blue star-like flower with red centre. The red lotus has a similar arrangement below it in which the green stem encloses 2 small red blossoms. A red and blue flower hangs below from the centre. |
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| Accession number | T.233-1910 |
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| Record created | July 15, 2008 |
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