Cover
1800-1840 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Cover of woven silk and metal thread bordered with two woven silk and metal thread fabrics, backed with cotton twill and faced with woven cotton.
The main panel is pieced; it has a dark blue satin ground woven with small motifs which are like horseshoe shaped clouds around a stylized floral sprig which alternates direction in each offset row. The sprig comprises a central stem with 2 fruit like buds and it ends with an upright flowerhead. There are many leaves and the lowermost bunch hang down. The metal thread is silver-gilt close S-wound on a yellow silk core, woven with twill binding.
The border is pieced using two different fabrics. [1] Corner squares: have a pink satin ground with large, almost circular botehs in offset rows, curving to the right. Each is composed of many small details in metal thread [silver strip close S-wound on a light yellow silk core]. [2] Sides; gold ground with a small scale pattern in which fine white lines form coiling stems linking small and large pink rosettes and large and small mauve star-like flowers, with small green leaves. The existence of diagonal seams suggests this fabric was originally part of a garment.
Backing: red cotton twill.
Facing: bias cut, red and blue plain weave cotton.
A small brass ring has been sewn to each of the lower corners.
The main panel is pieced; it has a dark blue satin ground woven with small motifs which are like horseshoe shaped clouds around a stylized floral sprig which alternates direction in each offset row. The sprig comprises a central stem with 2 fruit like buds and it ends with an upright flowerhead. There are many leaves and the lowermost bunch hang down. The metal thread is silver-gilt close S-wound on a yellow silk core, woven with twill binding.
The border is pieced using two different fabrics. [1] Corner squares: have a pink satin ground with large, almost circular botehs in offset rows, curving to the right. Each is composed of many small details in metal thread [silver strip close S-wound on a light yellow silk core]. [2] Sides; gold ground with a small scale pattern in which fine white lines form coiling stems linking small and large pink rosettes and large and small mauve star-like flowers, with small green leaves. The existence of diagonal seams suggests this fabric was originally part of a garment.
Backing: red cotton twill.
Facing: bias cut, red and blue plain weave cotton.
A small brass ring has been sewn to each of the lower corners.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, sewing |
| Brief description | A cover, with silk threads, Iran, first half 19th century |
| Physical description | Cover of woven silk and metal thread bordered with two woven silk and metal thread fabrics, backed with cotton twill and faced with woven cotton. The main panel is pieced; it has a dark blue satin ground woven with small motifs which are like horseshoe shaped clouds around a stylized floral sprig which alternates direction in each offset row. The sprig comprises a central stem with 2 fruit like buds and it ends with an upright flowerhead. There are many leaves and the lowermost bunch hang down. The metal thread is silver-gilt close S-wound on a yellow silk core, woven with twill binding. The border is pieced using two different fabrics. [1] Corner squares: have a pink satin ground with large, almost circular botehs in offset rows, curving to the right. Each is composed of many small details in metal thread [silver strip close S-wound on a light yellow silk core]. [2] Sides; gold ground with a small scale pattern in which fine white lines form coiling stems linking small and large pink rosettes and large and small mauve star-like flowers, with small green leaves. The existence of diagonal seams suggests this fabric was originally part of a garment. Backing: red cotton twill. Facing: bias cut, red and blue plain weave cotton. A small brass ring has been sewn to each of the lower corners. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (paper label sewn onto a lower corner with the inked numerals '96'.) |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in 'Iranian Textiles' by Jennifer Wearden and Patricia L Baker, V&A Publishing 2010 plate 16 page 97. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.183-1911 |
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| Record created | October 8, 2008 |
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