Not on display

Textile Fragment

19th century (made)
Place of origin

A silk woven, striped and patterned fabric. The ground is a 5 end satin, 3 shift. The pattern is created with lisere effects of the ground weft. The design is of a red stork and red floral icons. The ground warp binds the pattern on the front in a 1:4 twill, Z direction, double warps. The fragment has selvedge on one side, a small brown stain on the front and what may be a brown stamp (with characters) on the back.

Warp
1) ground
silk, 1-ply, slight S
red, purple, white, light and dark green
app. 100 ends cm

Weft
1) ground
silk, 5 or 6-ply, STA
red
app. 32 picks cm

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
woven silk
Brief description
Fragment of woven, patterned silk. Japan, 19th century.
Physical description
A silk woven, striped and patterned fabric. The ground is a 5 end satin, 3 shift. The pattern is created with lisere effects of the ground weft. The design is of a red stork and red floral icons. The ground warp binds the pattern on the front in a 1:4 twill, Z direction, double warps. The fragment has selvedge on one side, a small brown stain on the front and what may be a brown stamp (with characters) on the back.

Warp
1) ground
silk, 1-ply, slight S
red, purple, white, light and dark green
app. 100 ends cm

Weft
1) ground
silk, 5 or 6-ply, STA
red
app. 32 picks cm
Dimensions
  • Height: (mm)
  • Width: (mm)
Gallery label
Figured silk. Yedo, Japan: 19th century. Warp threads blue, green and red, with red woof.
Summary
A silk woven, striped and patterned fabric. The ground is a 5 end satin, 3 shift. The pattern is created with lisere effects of the ground weft. The design is of a red stork and red floral icons. The ground warp binds the pattern on the front in a 1:4 twill, Z direction, double warps. The fragment has selvedge on one side, a small brown stain on the front and what may be a brown stamp (with characters) on the back.

Warp
1) ground
silk, 1-ply, slight S
red, purple, white, light and dark green
app. 100 ends cm

Weft
1) ground
silk, 5 or 6-ply, STA
red
app. 32 picks cm
Collection
Accession number
FEC.LOST 98/15/4.26

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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