Textile fragment with spiral, inverted hooks, triangles, and S-shapes

Textile fragment with spiral, inverted hooks, triangles, and S-shapes (EA1984.151, front )

© Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford (image)

Details

Title

Textile fragment with spiral, inverted hooks, triangles, and S-shapes
Associated place

Egypt (find spot)

Fustat (possible) (possible find spot)

Near East (place of creation)
Date

10th - 15th century AD
Material and technique

linen, embroidered with light-blue cotton
Material index

linen;

cotton
Technique index

plain woven;

embroidered
Object type

sampler
Dimensions

14.5 x 11.5 cm (warp x weft)
18 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
Museum location

not on display
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EA1984.151

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Catalogue text

A band containing a spiral, inverted hook motif, two triangles, and two s-shapes. The background is defined by the embroidery.

The band is parallel to the selvedge. It does not extend to the full length of the cloth and may be an embroidery sample.

In: Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum

Further reading

Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, vol. ii, vol. i

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