Trouser Panel
1850-1875 (made)
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This decorated panel would have been part of a pair of women's trousers. It would have formed the lower leg, from knee to ankle. The upper part of the trousers was seldom decorated because it would have been hidden beneath a long chemise.
At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders. The colours were strong and designers used greater quantities of metal thread than in previous centuries. The designs were always inventive.
At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders. The colours were strong and designers used greater quantities of metal thread than in previous centuries. The designs were always inventive.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, embroidered with silk in a combination of filling stitches worked on the diagonal and single lines of running in steps, double running in a line and counted satin stitch |
| Brief description | embroidered, 1800s, Turkish |
| Physical description | Woman's trouser panel, linen embroidered with silk in a combination of filling stitches worked on the diagonal and single lines of running in steps, double running in a line and counted satin stitch. The panel is cut so that it tapers at the ankle and would create fullness in the leg. Most of the lower edge is bordered with a line of inward facing red triangles above which are three slightly undulating rows, each with three large blossoms: red and pink alternating with two shades of blue; there are green leaves. The design has been derived from 18th century borders. |
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| Summary | This decorated panel would have been part of a pair of women's trousers. It would have formed the lower leg, from knee to ankle. The upper part of the trousers was seldom decorated because it would have been hidden beneath a long chemise. At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders. The colours were strong and designers used greater quantities of metal thread than in previous centuries. The designs were always inventive. |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in 'Ottoman Embroidery' by Marianne Ellis and Jennifer Wearden (V&A Publications, 2001); plate 58 |
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| Accession number | 652-1877 |
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| Record created | January 8, 2001 |
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