Fragment
1800-1860 (made)
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Fragment of a trouser panel (Nakshe) of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches.
The top right hand corner is missing. Incomplete pattern.
There is a series of diagonal lines from lower right to upper left. These are chevron lines in blue and green.
There are two sizes of stripes:
[1] narrow stripes: yellow flower with a central detail of a 4-petalled blue and light blue flower. To the lower right is a semi-circular flower in shades of blue. To the left is a carnation outlined in light blue.
[2] wider stripe: a mass of small flowers. The embroidery is worn and parts are missing.
Threads: dark pink, dark blue, light blue, yellow, cream, light green, dark green, blue, light pink, light grey silk; 2S
The top right hand corner is missing. Incomplete pattern.
There is a series of diagonal lines from lower right to upper left. These are chevron lines in blue and green.
There are two sizes of stripes:
[1] narrow stripes: yellow flower with a central detail of a 4-petalled blue and light blue flower. To the lower right is a semi-circular flower in shades of blue. To the left is a carnation outlined in light blue.
[2] wider stripe: a mass of small flowers. The embroidery is worn and parts are missing.
Threads: dark pink, dark blue, light blue, yellow, cream, light green, dark green, blue, light pink, light grey silk; 2S
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton with silk thread |
| Brief description | Fragment of a trouser panel (Nakshe) of embroidered cotton with silks, Iran, 1800-1860 |
| Physical description | Fragment of a trouser panel (Nakshe) of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches. The top right hand corner is missing. Incomplete pattern. There is a series of diagonal lines from lower right to upper left. These are chevron lines in blue and green. There are two sizes of stripes: [1] narrow stripes: yellow flower with a central detail of a 4-petalled blue and light blue flower. To the lower right is a semi-circular flower in shades of blue. To the left is a carnation outlined in light blue. [2] wider stripe: a mass of small flowers. The embroidery is worn and parts are missing. Threads: dark pink, dark blue, light blue, yellow, cream, light green, dark green, blue, light pink, light grey silk; 2S |
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| Credit line | Given by T. S. W. Jarvis, Esq. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.21:13-1955 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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