Textile fragment with flowers and leaves

Textile fragment with flowers and leaves (EA1988.69, front )

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Details

Title

Textile fragment with flowers and leaves
Associated place

Egypt (find spot)

Fustat (possible) (possible find spot)

Egypt (place of creation)
Date

15th century (1401 - 1500)
Material and technique

silk, partly dyed blue, and weft-faced compound woven
Material index

silk
Technique index

dyed;

plain woven
Object type

textile
Dimensions

11.5 x 6 cm (length x width)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
Museum location

not on display
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EA1988.69

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Catalogue text

Fragment of weft-faced compound weave in blue and natural silk, with a diagonal design of flowers and leaves.

The original accession card gives the textile a 15th century date and Egypt as its origin.

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. iii, vol. i

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