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The surface darning is worked to create a herringbone twill effect. The border has been cut and re-stitched and may have come from another embroidery; there are also three small patches [on the opposite corner to the Museum Number] from other embroideries.  The cover has a longitudinal axis pattern of an elaborate cross form in blue, leading into a fleur de lys form in faded red, either side of a central darker blue cartouche. This pattern is repeated laterally by the upper and lower border.  The rest of the field is infilled with two [three-quarters complete] notched and broken octagonal forms outlined in light blue enclosing S-shaped leaves and a larger version of the elaborate cross form.  All motifs are infilled with stylised floral elements.  The border is blue with an incomplete pattern composition based on a thin black stem carrying buds, flower heads and leaves in the same colouring.  The patches are in surface darning on the diagonal, but with no change of direction.\r\nEmbroidery threads: 2S silk; black, white, two shades of blue, yellow, very faded red [now beige], beige and light green.\r\nThe backing is purple silk and the facing is pink silk and beige cotton and silk.\r\nMaterials and Techniques: cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28674"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"designed and made by","id":"x28674"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"cotton yarn, silk thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing.","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"}],"styles":[{"text":"Caucasian","id":"AAT244536"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2017KA7583","2017JT7829","2017JT7828","2011FB0808","2017KB3378"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"008","id":"THES306180"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Textile panel","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Azerbaijan","id":"x30028"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Iran","id":"x30220"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"possibly"},{"place":{"text":"Iran","id":"x30220"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1700-1750","earliest":"1700-01-01","latest":"1750-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"69","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"63","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Label: on the back, paper label with a pencilled 'K'."}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Middle East, Textile; Panel, silk-embroidered cotton, packed design of lobed cartouches and crosses on cream ground, Azerbaijan or NW Iran, 1700-1750","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"This embroidery belongs to Group 3 as defined by Jennifer Wearden in 'Azerbaijanian Embroideries: A Synthesis of Contrasts' in Hali Issue 59, October 1991 pp. 102-111.  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