Scarf Border
1800-1899 (made)
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Lacis, silk net embroidered with silk.
Hand-made dark brown silk net. There is an additional border down either side which has been stitched on.
The border contains a blue and light blue star-like flower alternating with a diagonal bar in the same colours. A line of yellow and green chevrons is either side of the border. The central area is long and narrow. There are 3 lines of pattern: the lower and upper ones have a small red blossom with yellow details on a green stem pointing to the top right. In the central band the flowers are white and pointing to the top left.
Hand-made dark brown silk net. There is an additional border down either side which has been stitched on.
The border contains a blue and light blue star-like flower alternating with a diagonal bar in the same colours. A line of yellow and green chevrons is either side of the border. The central area is long and narrow. There are 3 lines of pattern: the lower and upper ones have a small red blossom with yellow details on a green stem pointing to the top right. In the central band the flowers are white and pointing to the top left.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | silk thread, netting, embroidering, sewing |
| Brief description | A fragment of a scarf with silk threads, Iran, 19th century |
| Physical description | Lacis, silk net embroidered with silk. Hand-made dark brown silk net. There is an additional border down either side which has been stitched on. The border contains a blue and light blue star-like flower alternating with a diagonal bar in the same colours. A line of yellow and green chevrons is either side of the border. The central area is long and narrow. There are 3 lines of pattern: the lower and upper ones have a small red blossom with yellow details on a green stem pointing to the top right. In the central band the flowers are white and pointing to the top left. |
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| Accession number | T.11-1924 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2009 |
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