Caption

Fragment of a garment, fabrics with a preserved report, silk fabrics, floral patterns, fragments of a larger textile object. Design: small silver twigs form a net with meshes in the form of palmettes inside which white roses are placed; blue-silver stems. Dimensions reported: 3.7 x 2.7 unspecified units. Fabric density in 1 sq. cm: 31 white warps, 31 blue wefts. 17th century, Iran. Fabric height 76 cm, width 17.6 cm min. 4.3 cm., A long triangular strip of fabric laid against a dark background shows a repeated small floral or leaf pattern in muted blue and pale beige on a light bluish-gray ground, with a fringe of metallic gold threads along one long edge and a narrower metallic trim along the opposite long edge; the fabric edges are slightly frayed and the gold fringe appears tangled in places, and the overall colors visible are blue, beige, gray, gold, and dark black from the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_242

License type

Rights managed

Available size

28.7Mb (2.3Mb) / 20.0in x 5.6in / 6000 x 1671 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment garment fabrics preserved report silk fabrics floral patterns fragments larger textile object Design small silver twigs form net meshes form palmettes inside white roses placed blue-silver stems Dimensions reported 3.7 x 2.7 unspecified units Fabric density 1 sq cm 31 white warps 31 blue wefts 17th century Iran Fabric height 76 cm width 17.6 cm min 4.3 cm long triangular strip fabric laid dark background repeated small floral leaf pattern muted blue pale beige light bluish-gray ground fringe metallic gold threads long edge narrower metallic trim opposite long edge fabric edges slightly frayed gold fringe tangled places colors visible blue beige gray gold dark black background.