Dress Fabric
1800-1899 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Dress fabric, woven silk twill.
Displayed behind glass.
2\2 twill.
Warp: white, red and brown silk with white silk used as a binding warp; the binding warp ties the wefts at the back.
Weft: white silk as the main warp and blue, faded green, yellow, orange and black silk as pattern wefts.
Stripes: narrow blue ground with a yellow meandering stem with faint red and yellow blossoms. The wider stripes have a white ground with truncated horizontal stems, one ending in a round green and red bud. There are small red or yellow flowers and blossoms.
Displayed behind glass.
2\2 twill.
Warp: white, red and brown silk with white silk used as a binding warp; the binding warp ties the wefts at the back.
Weft: white silk as the main warp and blue, faded green, yellow, orange and black silk as pattern wefts.
Stripes: narrow blue ground with a yellow meandering stem with faint red and yellow blossoms. The wider stripes have a white ground with truncated horizontal stems, one ending in a round green and red bud. There are small red or yellow flowers and blossoms.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | silk thread, weaving |
| Brief description | A fragment of a dress fabric with silk threads, Iran, 19th century |
| Physical description | Dress fabric, woven silk twill. Displayed behind glass. 2\2 twill. Warp: white, red and brown silk with white silk used as a binding warp; the binding warp ties the wefts at the back. Weft: white silk as the main warp and blue, faded green, yellow, orange and black silk as pattern wefts. Stripes: narrow blue ground with a yellow meandering stem with faint red and yellow blossoms. The wider stripes have a white ground with truncated horizontal stems, one ending in a round green and red bud. There are small red or yellow flowers and blossoms. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.264-1921 |
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| Record created | July 15, 2008 |
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