Woven Silk
1500-1650 (made)
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Piece of woven silk, gold lattice on red ground. The lattice contains a narrow red and gold diapered stem decorated with white and gold rosettes at regular intervals. The lattice is edged with blue and white leaf-like motifs. Each medallion contains a single floral sprig with three highly stylised blossoms. The silk is a lampas with a satin ground and twill binding. Warp in red silk and pink silk binding. Weft ground in yellow silk, with a pattern in blue, white, black and silver metal around a yellow silk core used in the same shed as a yellow silk weft.
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Materials and techniques | Lampas silk with a satin ground and twill binding |
Brief description | Piece of lampas silk with a satin ground and twill binding, made in Turkey, 1500-1650 |
Physical description | Piece of woven silk, gold lattice on red ground. The lattice contains a narrow red and gold diapered stem decorated with white and gold rosettes at regular intervals. The lattice is edged with blue and white leaf-like motifs. Each medallion contains a single floral sprig with three highly stylised blossoms. The silk is a lampas with a satin ground and twill binding. Warp in red silk and pink silk binding. Weft ground in yellow silk, with a pattern in blue, white, black and silver metal around a yellow silk core used in the same shed as a yellow silk weft. |
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Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1989/1718. Previously part of the Ikle Collection. |
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Accession number | T.371-1989 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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