Fragment
13th century-14th century (made)
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Fragment of brown pseudo-quilted silk with braid-like edges in brown and blue.
The fragment consists of six 'sections', divided by brown and blue strips in a checked pattern. In places on the border, the blue wefts cover pairs of cream and beige warps to give a ribbed effect.
Unlike in true quilting, the embroidery stitching here is only done through one layer of material rather than multiple padded layers (hence pseudo-quilting).
The silk thread is Z-spun with paired warp threads (approx. 65-6 pcm), and single weft threads (approx. 32-3 pcm).
The fragment consists of six 'sections', divided by brown and blue strips in a checked pattern. In places on the border, the blue wefts cover pairs of cream and beige warps to give a ribbed effect.
Unlike in true quilting, the embroidery stitching here is only done through one layer of material rather than multiple padded layers (hence pseudo-quilting).
The silk thread is Z-spun with paired warp threads (approx. 65-6 pcm), and single weft threads (approx. 32-3 pcm).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Quilted silk |
| Brief description | Fragment of quilted silk, Iran, 13th century-14th century |
| Physical description | Fragment of brown pseudo-quilted silk with braid-like edges in brown and blue. The fragment consists of six 'sections', divided by brown and blue strips in a checked pattern. In places on the border, the blue wefts cover pairs of cream and beige warps to give a ribbed effect. Unlike in true quilting, the embroidery stitching here is only done through one layer of material rather than multiple padded layers (hence pseudo-quilting). The silk thread is Z-spun with paired warp threads (approx. 65-6 pcm), and single weft threads (approx. 32-3 pcm). |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr A.D.H. Bivar |
| Object history | Registered File number 1987/1470. Excavated at Ghubayra, near Kirman, Iran. |
| Bibliographic reference | L. Woolley, "Mediaeval Textiles Excavated at Ghubayra", Iran 37 (1989): 51-56. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.193-1987 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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