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
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 |
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| 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 created | June 25, 2009 |
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