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The decorative centre is delineated by a line of adjoining white circles. There are two vertical lines of lobed compartments, each 22 cm wide; there are four compartments per line and they are linked vertically by a narrow white and blue oval line. The floral decoration within each compartment is dominated by a pair of green horizontal scrolling frames and by dark red stems and a pair of vertical green V-shapes. The spaces between these compartments, a central vertical line and a half line down both sides, are filled with floral motifs on dark red stems.  Vertical dark red stems echo the V-shapes previously mentioned and green scrolling lines edged with white circles echo elements from the compartments. There is a seam across the lower edge 5.5 cm from the bottom. The embroidery was worked over it.\r\n\nEmbroidery threads: 2S silk; very dark red, red, dark pink, pink, dark yellow, yellow, purple, blue, light blue, white, black, dark orange.\r\nInset wool: red, orange, dark blue, purple, dark pink, turquoise, white, dark green.\r\nSome black under drawing or printing is visible.\r\n\r\n","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"designed and made by","id":"x28674"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Wool","id":"x30441"},{"text":"Silk thread","id":"x30127"},{"text":"Metal thread","id":"x30421"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Weaving","id":"AAT53642"},{"text":"Embroidering","id":"AAT53653"},{"text":"Patchwork","id":"AAT249330"},{"text":"Sewing","id":"AAT53658"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Woollen yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, embroidering, patchwork, sewing","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"}],"styles":[{"text":"qajar","id":"AAT21708"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2009CR1397"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"005","id":"THES312364"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Cover","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Iran","id":"x30220"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Rasht","id":"THES278577"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1876","earliest":"1876-01-01","latest":"1876-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by His Majesty Nasir al-Din Shah","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"77","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"maximum","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"551","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"In 1877, Nasruddin Shah, the Qajar ruler of Iran, approved a donation of contemporary textiles and carpets to the South Kensington Museum. 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