Dress Fabric
1860s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Woven silk and metal thread.
Two pieces seamed horizontally have been added down the left hand side. Striped pattern:
[1] light blue ground with a red flower and a pair of green leaves offset with two half motifs. [2] wider strip with a gold ground [silver strip close S-wound on a yellow silk core bound with pink silk warp] and a large floral spray. There is a pair of green leaves, a pair of red tulips [or are they lilies?] and then a central red flower surrounded by green leaves. [3] as [1].
[4] undecorated gold stripe.
There is a woven inscription across the top of the main piece.
Two pieces seamed horizontally have been added down the left hand side. Striped pattern:
[1] light blue ground with a red flower and a pair of green leaves offset with two half motifs. [2] wider strip with a gold ground [silver strip close S-wound on a yellow silk core bound with pink silk warp] and a large floral spray. There is a pair of green leaves, a pair of red tulips [or are they lilies?] and then a central red flower surrounded by green leaves. [3] as [1].
[4] undecorated gold stripe.
There is a woven inscription across the top of the main piece.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | silk thread, metal thread, weaving, sewing |
| Brief description | 1860s, Persian; Stripes |
| Physical description | Woven silk and metal thread. Two pieces seamed horizontally have been added down the left hand side. Striped pattern: [1] light blue ground with a red flower and a pair of green leaves offset with two half motifs. [2] wider strip with a gold ground [silver strip close S-wound on a yellow silk core bound with pink silk warp] and a large floral spray. There is a pair of green leaves, a pair of red tulips [or are they lilies?] and then a central red flower surrounded by green leaves. [3] as [1]. [4] undecorated gold stripe. There is a woven inscription across the top of the main piece. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mashad. Hali Aqassi, the house of Zain al-abidin. (Woven in a band across the top (loom end).) |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in 'Iranian Textiles' by Jennifer Wearden and Patricia L Baker, V&A Publishing 2010 plate 6 page 85 (whole) and page 84 (detail of inscription). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 238-1889 |
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| Record created | May 11, 2009 |
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