Table Runner of twill weave red cotton brocaded in long metallic gold threads over a silk core
- Title
- Table Runner of twill weave red cotton brocaded in long metallic gold threads over a silk core
- LC Subject
- textiles (visual works)
- Description
- Table Runner of twill weave red cotton brocaded in long metallic gold threads over a silk core; gold threads are couched by red twill weave; 1 1/2" border of scrolling flowers in fuchsia and orange outlined in red with black vines with green filled leaves; flower design also features meandering stems of blue thorn vine of light blue scrolling around the flowers; blocked 3/4" bands of black and gold pattern with small plant-like motif within; backed on a texture patterned woven deep red cotton gauze.
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition: Department Purchase
- Motif
- Scrolling floral vine motif
- Work Type
- tea cloths
- Location
- Iran
- Date
- 1701/1800
- Identifier
- 1933.003.001
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Cotton Silk Metallic Threads
- Technique
- Brocade Twill weave
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Purchased in Bombay, India in 1933.
