Sampler with chevrons, diamond-shapes, and geometric shapes

Title

Sampler with chevrons, diamond-shapes, and geometric 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 blue flax and red cotton; with a rolled hem and two run-and-fell seams in flax
Material index

linen;

flax;

cotton
Technique index

plain woven;

embroidered;

stitched
Object type

sampler
Dimensions

57 x 38 cm (warp x weft)
14 / 12 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.07 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.

EA1993.346

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