1860 / 1899, Iran

1860 / 1899, Iran

Identifier
T.21:111-1955
Acquisition
Given by T. S. W. Jarvis, Esq.
Collection
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Dimension
15 cm (length)
12.5 cm (width)
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Type of object

Description

Dress fabric of woven silk twill, Iran, 1860-1899 Dress fabric of woven silk twill. Hussein Kuli Khan type. Stripes: [1] Broad stripe with dark blue ground with a line of adjoining circular wreaths of pink rose buds outlined in orange with white details enclosing a similar smaller wreath and a single flower. Similar flowers fill the spaces between the wreaths. [2] Medium stripe; red ground with a line of isolated floral motifs in the form of a dark blue flower outlined in white with orange leaves on a dark blue stem. Alternate sprigs face alternate directions. [3] Narrow stripe: white ground with an angular meander and red flowers. The sequence of stripes from left to right is: 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3,1. Warp: dark blue, red and white silk. Weft: red, orange, white, dark blue silk, all Z-twist.