Not currently on display at the V&A

Dress Fabric

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress fabric of blue silk ground. The main pattern consists of a broad vertical stripe comprising yellow and blue zigzag pattern in the centre with a thin white stripe and broader green triangular motif stripe to either side. Three vertical stripes, each of four white threads, two on one side and one on the other side of the main pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk
Brief description
Dress fabric of woven silk, Turkey, ca. 1870.
Physical description
Dress fabric of blue silk ground. The main pattern consists of a broad vertical stripe comprising yellow and blue zigzag pattern in the centre with a thin white stripe and broader green triangular motif stripe to either side. Three vertical stripes, each of four white threads, two on one side and one on the other side of the main pattern.
Dimensions
  • Width: 5.125in
  • Length: 7in
Collection
Accession number
T.13-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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