• Facets (new session)
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  • owl:sameAs
  • Inference Rule: asEquivalentb3sb3sifpfacetshttp://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#ldpoplwebskos-transvirtrdf-labelvirtrdf-urlNone
    

Woven and brocaded silk and metal thread, satin ground, faced with plain weave silk and backed with roller printed plain weave cotton Main field: red ground with a small repeating pattern of right facing botehs arranged in offset rows in metal thread. The botehs have a flame outline, an inner outline encloses a smaller trefoil motif in the centre. This field is interrupted at the top left corner by an almost complete lobed mihrab outlined in 'silver' thread. Inside the mihrab are four cartouches with an inscription.. Made up from many pieces. Warp: red silk Weft: purple silk Metal thread: silver strip close S-wound and open S-wound on yellow silk ['gold'] and also S-close wound on white silk ['silver']. There are squares of a different, pieced, fabric added to the corners. These have a green satin field decorated with closely packed fat botehs worked in metal thread. Botehs are arranged in offset rows, each row facing in alternate direction. Each boteh has a small red dot about the root. Warp: green silk Weft: red silk Metal thread: silver strip close Z-wound on orange silk. A pieced border joins the corner squares. It has a blue ground with offset rows of small botehs worked in metal thread. The boteh has 2 outlines enclosing a bifurcated form. Warp: blue silk Weft: ????? Metal thread: [silver strip close S-wound]. Facing: black silk [not bias cut] Backing: white ground printed with offset rows of a red basket with orange details and rose blossoms and buds in two shades of red with white details and light green leaves; each basket is surrounded by a floral spray in the same colouring forming a series of connected roundels.