Textile fragment, possibly from a sash or belt
Details
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Title
Textile fragment, possibly from a sash or belt
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Associated place
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Date
10th - 15th century AD -
Material and technique
two pieces of linen, tapestry woven with blue and undyed flax; joined with a flat seam in flax
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Object type
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Dimensions
42 x 12.5 cm (warp x weft)
ground fabric 1 18 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 2 14 / 17 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1984.512
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Catalogue text
The textile has bands of tapestry weave with designs of hexagons containing inscriptions, S-shapes, diamonds, and linked hook designs.
The tapestry weft is woven with blue and undyed flax thread, 2-ply and then s-spun. The narrow shape suggests that it was part of a sash or belt. It is made up from two pieces sewn together with a flat seam.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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