. . "717-1899" . . "0.8317000269889831543"^^ . "Silk velvet with a repeat pattern of tulip plants, butterflies and cloud scroll motifs on a yellow ground. The motifs are executed in blue, yellow and white.\n\nTechnical analysis\n\nFoundation weave: 5 end satin, decochement 3, by 1 and 2 wefts. \n\nWarp: 2 warps: 1 foundation warp and 1 pile warp.\nProportion: 6 foundation warps to 1 pile warp.\nFoundation warp:\nMaterial: silk, Z twist, gold, 2 filaments. \nThread count: 90 warps per cm\nVelvet Warp: \nMaterial: silk, Z twist, doubled, sometimes tripled. Multiple colours: navy blue, beige, white predominate whilst pink is introduced in stripes. Green, peach and yellow are introduced using the pile warp substitution method.\nThread count: 15 pile warps per cm.\n\nWeft: 3 wefts: 1 foundation weft, 1 supplementary weft, 1 supplementary metal weft\nProportion: 3 wefts, 1 rod, 1 supplementary weft, 2 metal threads. \nFoundation weft:\nMaterial: silk, Z twist, gold\nThread count: 48 foundation wefts per cm\nSupplementary wefts: \nMaterial: silk, white, Z twist, supporting the velvet pile warps. \nThread count: 16 supplementary wefts per cm\nSupplementary Metal Wefts: These run from selvedge to selvedge. Where the butterfly wings are white, the gold metal weft threads are substituted for silver wrapped white silk core threads. The metal threads are paired between each pile unit and bound in a 1/4 twill in S direction. \nMaterial: yellow silk core, gold wrapped and white silk core, silver wrapped\nThread count: 32 supplementary metal wefts per cm\nSelvedge: None"@en . "Isfahan" . . "This floral-patterned silk velvet was produced in Isfahan as dress fabric. When Shah Abbas I made the city his capital shortly before 1600, he developed it as a centre of luxury textile production. Silk velvets were made there in abundance, both for local use and for export. Many had floral patterns. Some were composed of fantastic blossoms, others (like this piece) of flowers closer to nature."@en . . . "Length of velvet with tulips and butterflies, Iran (probably Isfahan), 1600-1700."@en . "Jameel Gallery \n\n2-3 Lengths of Velvet with Flowers\nIran, probably Isfahan\n1600-1700\n\nWhen Shah Abbas I made Isfahan his capital shortly before 1600, he developed the city as a centre of luxury textile production. Silk velvets were made in abundance, both for local use and for export. Many had floral patterns, some composed of fantastic blossoms (2), others of flowers closer to nature (3). \n\nSilk velvet\n\nMuseum nos. 286-1894, 717-1899 [Jameel Gallery]"@en . "0.92510002851486206055"^^ . . . . . "Isfahan" . . . . . "This floral-patterned silk velvet was produced in Isfahan as dress fabric. When Shah Abbas I made the city his capital shortly before 1600, he developed it as a centre of luxury textile production. Silk velvets were made there in abundance, both for local use and for export. Many had floral patterns. Some were composed of fantastic blossoms, others (like this piece) of flowers closer to nature."@en . . . "Jameel Gallery \n\n2-3 Lengths of Velvet with Flowers\nIran, probably Isfahan\n1600-1700\n\nWhen Shah Abbas I made Isfahan his capital shortly before 1600, he developed the city as a centre of luxury textile production. Silk velvets were made in abundance, both for local use and for export. Many had floral patterns, some composed of fantastic blossoms (2), others of flowers closer to nature (3). \n\nSilk velvet\n\nMuseum nos. 286-1894, 717-1899 [Jameel Gallery]"@en . "Silk velvet with a repeat pattern of tulip plants, butterflies and cloud scroll motifs on a yellow ground. The motifs are executed in blue, yellow and white.\n\nTechnical analysis\n\nFoundation weave: 5 end satin, decochement 3, by 1 and 2 wefts. \n\nWarp: 2 warps: 1 foundation warp and 1 pile warp.\nProportion: 6 foundation warps to 1 pile warp.\nFoundation warp:\nMaterial: silk, Z twist, gold, 2 filaments. \nThread count: 90 warps per cm\nVelvet Warp: \nMaterial: silk, Z twist, doubled, sometimes tripled. Multiple colours: navy blue, beige, white predominate whilst pink is introduced in stripes. Green, peach and yellow are introduced using the pile warp substitution method.\nThread count: 15 pile warps per cm.\n\nWeft: 3 wefts: 1 foundation weft, 1 supplementary weft, 1 supplementary metal weft\nProportion: 3 wefts, 1 rod, 1 supplementary weft, 2 metal threads. \nFoundation weft:\nMaterial: silk, Z twist, gold\nThread count: 48 foundation wefts per cm\nSupplementary wefts: \nMaterial: silk, white, Z twist, supporting the velvet pile warps. \nThread count: 16 supplementary wefts per cm\nSupplementary Metal Wefts: These run from selvedge to selvedge. Where the butterfly wings are white, the gold metal weft threads are substituted for silver wrapped white silk core threads. The metal threads are paired between each pile unit and bound in a 1/4 twill in S direction. \nMaterial: yellow silk core, gold wrapped and white silk core, silver wrapped\nThread count: 32 supplementary metal wefts per cm\nSelvedge: None"@en . "Length of velvet with tulips and butterflies, Iran (probably Isfahan), 1600-1700."@en . .