Bordered Textile Panel
1800-1860 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Description: Cover of woven silk and metal thread, pieced, backed with cotton twill and faced with woven wool.
Dark blue satin ground with a densely-packed pattern of stems, small leaves and flowers all woven with metal thread [silver strip open s-wound on a yellow silk core]; the centre of the larger flowers is red silk. The finer stems form undulating parallel lines across which scrolling leaves form a lozenge enclosing a section of the stem and four larger flower heads.
The difference in colouring is very noticeable where the silver metal thread has worn away to reveal its yellow silk core.
Backing: red cotton twill.
Facing: bias cut; striped woollen twill. Red, blue, yellow, white and dark blue stripes with either a small floral motif or a horizontal red blossom with a pair of long serrated leaves.
Dark blue satin ground with a densely-packed pattern of stems, small leaves and flowers all woven with metal thread [silver strip open s-wound on a yellow silk core]; the centre of the larger flowers is red silk. The finer stems form undulating parallel lines across which scrolling leaves form a lozenge enclosing a section of the stem and four larger flower heads.
The difference in colouring is very noticeable where the silver metal thread has worn away to reveal its yellow silk core.
Backing: red cotton twill.
Facing: bias cut; striped woollen twill. Red, blue, yellow, white and dark blue stripes with either a small floral motif or a horizontal red blossom with a pair of long serrated leaves.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, sewing. |
| Brief description | Bordered textile panel |
| Physical description | Description: Cover of woven silk and metal thread, pieced, backed with cotton twill and faced with woven wool. Dark blue satin ground with a densely-packed pattern of stems, small leaves and flowers all woven with metal thread [silver strip open s-wound on a yellow silk core]; the centre of the larger flowers is red silk. The finer stems form undulating parallel lines across which scrolling leaves form a lozenge enclosing a section of the stem and four larger flower heads. The difference in colouring is very noticeable where the silver metal thread has worn away to reveal its yellow silk core. Backing: red cotton twill. Facing: bias cut; striped woollen twill. Red, blue, yellow, white and dark blue stripes with either a small floral motif or a horizontal red blossom with a pair of long serrated leaves. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Bibliographic reference | Published in 'Iranian Textiles' by Jennifer Wearden and Patricia L Baker (V&A Publishing, 2010) plate 33.
|
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 504-1896 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | October 8, 2008 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
