Textile Fragment
ca. 1870 (made)
| Place of origin |
A silk woven, patterned fabric. The ground is a 5 end satin, 3 shift. The pattern is created with both lisere and lance effects of the ground and supplementary wefts. The pattern is of geometric, 6 sided, connected units with floral icons inside each unit. The fragment has the base edge and one side of selvedge.
Warp
1) ground
silk, 1-ply, Slight S
tawn
app. 110 ends cm
Weft
Ratio 2:1
1) ground (lisere)
silk, x-ply, STA
tawn
app. 32 picks cm
2) supplementary lance
silk, x-ply, STA
gold, aqua, red,
Warp
1) ground
silk, 1-ply, Slight S
tawn
app. 110 ends cm
Weft
Ratio 2:1
1) ground (lisere)
silk, x-ply, STA
tawn
app. 32 picks cm
2) supplementary lance
silk, x-ply, STA
gold, aqua, red,
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | woven silk |
| Brief description | Fragment of woven, patterned silk. Japan ca. 1870. |
| Physical description | A silk woven, patterned fabric. The ground is a 5 end satin, 3 shift. The pattern is created with both lisere and lance effects of the ground and supplementary wefts. The pattern is of geometric, 6 sided, connected units with floral icons inside each unit. The fragment has the base edge and one side of selvedge. Warp 1) ground silk, 1-ply, Slight S tawn app. 110 ends cm Weft Ratio 2:1 1) ground (lisere) silk, x-ply, STA tawn app. 32 picks cm 2) supplementary lance silk, x-ply, STA gold, aqua, red, |
| Dimensions |
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| Summary | A silk woven, patterned fabric. The ground is a 5 end satin, 3 shift. The pattern is created with both lisere and lance effects of the ground and supplementary wefts. The pattern is of geometric, 6 sided, connected units with floral icons inside each unit. The fragment has the base edge and one side of selvedge. Warp 1) ground silk, 1-ply, Slight S tawn app. 110 ends cm Weft Ratio 2:1 1) ground (lisere) silk, x-ply, STA tawn app. 32 picks cm 2) supplementary lance silk, x-ply, STA gold, aqua, red, |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FEC.LOST 98/15/4.24 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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