Textile Fragment
ca. 1870 (made)
| Place of origin |
A silk, woven, patterned lampas. A ground of 5:1 twill, Z direction. Pattern is created using lance effects of the supplementary, coloured wefts. The design is floral. The pattern is bound on the front by the binding warp in a 1:2 twill, Z direction, over ½ of the [double] warp ends.
Warp
Ratio 2 (doubles):1
1) ground
silk, 1-ply, S twist, seems to be arranged as 2 doubles and 1 single
cream
app. 108 ends cm
2) binding
silk, 1 ply, STA
cream
Weft
Ratio 1:1
1) ground
silk, x-ply, STA, thick
cream
app. 24 picks cm
2) supplementary lance
silk, x-ply, STA, thick
light green and dark green, orange, peach, white, red, pink
Warp
Ratio 2 (doubles):1
1) ground
silk, 1-ply, S twist, seems to be arranged as 2 doubles and 1 single
cream
app. 108 ends cm
2) binding
silk, 1 ply, STA
cream
Weft
Ratio 1:1
1) ground
silk, x-ply, STA, thick
cream
app. 24 picks cm
2) supplementary lance
silk, x-ply, STA, thick
light green and dark green, orange, peach, white, red, pink
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | woven silk with metallic paper strips |
| Brief description | Fragment of woven, patterned silk. Lampas. Japan ca. 1870. |
| Physical description | A silk, woven, patterned lampas. A ground of 5:1 twill, Z direction. Pattern is created using lance effects of the supplementary, coloured wefts. The design is floral. The pattern is bound on the front by the binding warp in a 1:2 twill, Z direction, over ½ of the [double] warp ends. Warp Ratio 2 (doubles):1 1) ground silk, 1-ply, S twist, seems to be arranged as 2 doubles and 1 single cream app. 108 ends cm 2) binding silk, 1 ply, STA cream Weft Ratio 1:1 1) ground silk, x-ply, STA, thick cream app. 24 picks cm 2) supplementary lance silk, x-ply, STA, thick light green and dark green, orange, peach, white, red, pink |
| Dimensions |
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| Summary | A silk, woven, patterned lampas. A ground of 5:1 twill, Z direction. Pattern is created using lance effects of the supplementary, coloured wefts. The design is floral. The pattern is bound on the front by the binding warp in a 1:2 twill, Z direction, over ½ of the [double] warp ends. Warp Ratio 2 (doubles):1 1) ground silk, 1-ply, S twist, seems to be arranged as 2 doubles and 1 single cream app. 108 ends cm 2) binding silk, 1 ply, STA cream Weft Ratio 1:1 1) ground silk, x-ply, STA, thick cream app. 24 picks cm 2) supplementary lance silk, x-ply, STA, thick light green and dark green, orange, peach, white, red, pink |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FEC.LOST 98/15/4.21 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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