Watch case, Iran, 1800-1899

Watch case, Iran, 1800-1899 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1800-1899. The museum's brief description reads: Watch case of embroidered wool with metal threads, Iran, 1800-1899.

Museum description: Watch case of embroidered woollen twill with couched metal purl, edged with metal thread braid, lined with plain weave silk and secured with a cord of metal thread and a tassel. Tear-drop shape with a woven woollen ground, probably tapestry twill, in dark red with green, yellow and white. There are two types of silver purl. One with a round profile and one with a square profile, both attached with white silk thread.

The design on both sides consists of a flowering stem with one large and two small flowers and two leaves. The purl on the large flower is couched over padding. The watch case is trimmed with a braid woven with a metal thread of silver-gilt strip on a yellow silk core. Lined with purple silk and there is a cord with a tassel of faded purple and green silk and fine silver-gilt purl. The museum record gives measurements Length 7 cm; Length 11 cm; Width 5.5 cm; Length 2.75 in; Length 4.5 in; Width 2.25 in; place associated: Iran.

These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.