Not on display

Fragment

1800-1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of a trouser panel (Nakshe) of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches.

Pieced. Incomplete design. Appears to have a dark green ground with yellow lines in one half of it. The flowers are largely shades of pink.

Threads: light pink, light orange, yellow, dark green, dark blue, light blue, light green, red silk; 2S

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered cotton with silk thread
Brief description
Fragment of a trouser panel (Nakshe) of cotton embroidered with silks, Iran, 1800-1860
Physical description
Fragment of a trouser panel (Nakshe) of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches.

Pieced. Incomplete design. Appears to have a dark green ground with yellow lines in one half of it. The flowers are largely shades of pink.

Threads: light pink, light orange, yellow, dark green, dark blue, light blue, light green, red silk; 2S
Dimensions
  • Length: 3cm
  • Width: 3cm
lozange-shaped
Credit line
Given by T. S. W. Jarvis, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
T.21:12-1955

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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