Dress Fabric
ca. 1600-1700 (made)
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This piece of silk velvet was a dress fabric. It is just one of the many silk velvets made in abundance at Isfahan, both for local use and for export. Many had floral patterns. Some were composed of naturalistic flowers, others (like this example) of fantastic blossoms.
Shah Abbas I, a member of the ruling Safavid dynasty, made Isfahan his capital shortly before 1600. He then developed the city as a centre of luxury textile production.
Shah Abbas I, a member of the ruling Safavid dynasty, made Isfahan his capital shortly before 1600. He then developed the city as a centre of luxury textile production.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk velvet |
| Brief description | Length of velvet with fantastic blossoms, Iran (probably Isfahan), 17th century. |
| Physical description | Silk velvet with a pattern of floral sprays, reversed in alternate rows. The colours are: dark purple, yellow, pale blue, red [much faded] on a rich golden brown ground. |
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| Summary | This piece of silk velvet was a dress fabric. It is just one of the many silk velvets made in abundance at Isfahan, both for local use and for export. Many had floral patterns. Some were composed of naturalistic flowers, others (like this example) of fantastic blossoms. Shah Abbas I, a member of the ruling Safavid dynasty, made Isfahan his capital shortly before 1600. He then developed the city as a centre of luxury textile production. |
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| Accession number | 286-1894 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2003 |
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