Woven Silk
17th century (made)
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Woven silk with gold ground, small-scale repeated design of a man, in blue tunic and red hat, perched in a tree, shooting arrows at a pair of lions who are attacking his horse.
Compound tabby weave, brocaded. Warp proportion: 4 main ends of Z-twisted pink silk, 1 binding end of Z-twisted apricot silk. Wefts: gold and silver thread (lamé twisted S on Z-twisted silk, yellow and white respectively), silk in green, yellow, blue, red, pink, lilac, brown and white.
Compound tabby weave, brocaded. Warp proportion: 4 main ends of Z-twisted pink silk, 1 binding end of Z-twisted apricot silk. Wefts: gold and silver thread (lamé twisted S on Z-twisted silk, yellow and white respectively), silk in green, yellow, blue, red, pink, lilac, brown and white.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk |
| Brief description | Woven silk, Persia, 1736-1749. |
| Physical description | Woven silk with gold ground, small-scale repeated design of a man, in blue tunic and red hat, perched in a tree, shooting arrows at a pair of lions who are attacking his horse. Compound tabby weave, brocaded. Warp proportion: 4 main ends of Z-twisted pink silk, 1 binding end of Z-twisted apricot silk. Wefts: gold and silver thread (lamé twisted S on Z-twisted silk, yellow and white respectively), silk in green, yellow, blue, red, pink, lilac, brown and white. |
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| Gallery label | SILK AND METAL THREAD DRESS FABRIC
Persian: 18th Century
Because of the style of headdress worn by the hunter, this fragment can be dated to the reign of Nadir Shah Afshar (1736-47).
T.175-1978(20th Century) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.175-1978 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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