Textile Fragment
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A silk, woven, patterned textile fragment. Striped and banded lampas. Ground of 3:1 twill, Z direction. The warps change colour to create a striped fabric. The pattern is creating using lisere effect of the ground warp and lance effect of the supplementary weft, also of changing colours. The design includes a band of colour and rows of patterned motifs (including floral motifs, balls, oblong shapes, spinning tops). The pattern is bound by the binding warp in a plain weave over ¼ of the [double] warp ends.
Warp
Ratio 4 (doubles):1
1) ground
silk, x-ply, S twist, doubles [with occasional singles - perhaps 1 single to 14 doubles]
purple, cream, light green, dark green, blue, bronze
app. 80 ends cm
2) binding
silk, 1 ply, slight S
red
Weft
Ratio 1:1
1) ground (lisere)
silk, x-ply, STA, thick
olive green/straw intermingled
app. 20 picks cm
2) supplementary lance
a) silk, x-ply, STA, thick
dark green, cream, purple, yellow, light orange, dark orange, red
b) gilded paper - metallic (gold alloy?) paper strips (lined one side only)
Warp
Ratio 4 (doubles):1
1) ground
silk, x-ply, S twist, doubles [with occasional singles - perhaps 1 single to 14 doubles]
purple, cream, light green, dark green, blue, bronze
app. 80 ends cm
2) binding
silk, 1 ply, slight S
red
Weft
Ratio 1:1
1) ground (lisere)
silk, x-ply, STA, thick
olive green/straw intermingled
app. 20 picks cm
2) supplementary lance
a) silk, x-ply, STA, thick
dark green, cream, purple, yellow, light orange, dark orange, red
b) gilded paper - metallic (gold alloy?) paper strips (lined one side only)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Fragment of woven, patterned silk. Lampas. Japan, 19th century. |
| Physical description | A silk, woven, patterned textile fragment. Striped and banded lampas. Ground of 3:1 twill, Z direction. The warps change colour to create a striped fabric. The pattern is creating using lisere effect of the ground warp and lance effect of the supplementary weft, also of changing colours. The design includes a band of colour and rows of patterned motifs (including floral motifs, balls, oblong shapes, spinning tops). The pattern is bound by the binding warp in a plain weave over ¼ of the [double] warp ends. Warp Ratio 4 (doubles):1 1) ground silk, x-ply, S twist, doubles [with occasional singles - perhaps 1 single to 14 doubles] purple, cream, light green, dark green, blue, bronze app. 80 ends cm 2) binding silk, 1 ply, slight S red Weft Ratio 1:1 1) ground (lisere) silk, x-ply, STA, thick olive green/straw intermingled app. 20 picks cm 2) supplementary lance a) silk, x-ply, STA, thick dark green, cream, purple, yellow, light orange, dark orange, red b) gilded paper - metallic (gold alloy?) paper strips (lined one side only) |
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| Summary | A silk, woven, patterned textile fragment. Striped and banded lampas. Ground of 3:1 twill, Z direction. The warps change colour to create a striped fabric. The pattern is creating using lisere effect of the ground warp and lance effect of the supplementary weft, also of changing colours. The design includes a band of colour and rows of patterned motifs (including floral motifs, balls, oblong shapes, spinning tops). The pattern is bound by the binding warp in a plain weave over ¼ of the [double] warp ends. Warp Ratio 4 (doubles):1 1) ground silk, x-ply, S twist, doubles [with occasional singles - perhaps 1 single to 14 doubles] purple, cream, light green, dark green, blue, bronze app. 80 ends cm 2) binding silk, 1 ply, slight S red Weft Ratio 1:1 1) ground (lisere) silk, x-ply, STA, thick olive green/straw intermingled app. 20 picks cm 2) supplementary lance a) silk, x-ply, STA, thick dark green, cream, purple, yellow, light orange, dark orange, red b) gilded paper - metallic (gold alloy?) paper strips (lined one side only) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FEC.LOST 98/15/4.20 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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