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Pateh embroidery (Kerman) vs Rasht embroidery (Rasht-duzi)

پته · رشتی‌دوزی

Pateh embroidery (Kerman): A hand-embroidered wool textile from Kerman in which coloured silk or wool threads are worked in dense chain and satin stitching over a woollen ground, typically in a limited palette against a natural or dyed field. Rasht embroidery (Rasht-duzi): A northern Iranian needlework tradition associated with Rasht in Gilan, combining wool felt or broadcloth appliqué with chain-stitch embroidery for covers, hangings and saddle cloths.

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Pateh embroidery (Kerman)Rasht embroidery (Rasht-duzi)
Persian nameپتهرشتی‌دوزی
CategoryTextiles · EmbroideryTextiles · Appliqué and chain-stitch embroidery
Materialswool, cottonwool, silk
Techniquessurface-embroiderysurface-embroidery
Regionskerman—
Periodsqajar, pahlavi, contemporaryqajar, pahlavi, contemporary
Motifsboteh, gol-o-morgh, eslimi-arabesqueboteh, eslimi-arabesque
Current vitalityAt riskAt risk

What they share

  • Materials: wool
  • Techniques: surface-embroidery
  • Motifs: boteh, eslimi-arabesque
  • Periods: qajar, pahlavi, contemporary

How to tell them apart

  • Materials such as cotton point towards Pateh embroidery (Kerman).
  • Materials such as silk point towards Rasht embroidery (Rasht-duzi).
  • The stated place of making is a useful clue, but never proof on its own.

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Disclaimer

This comparison is educational and built from entries still under review. It cannot confirm what a particular object is.