Textile fragment with squares linked by ovals, probably from the neck of a garment
Details
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Title
Textile fragment with squares linked by ovals, probably from the neck of a garment
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Associated place
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Date
10th - 15th century AD -
Material and technique
linen, embroidered with dark-blue, light-blue, and brown silk
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
14 x 10 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 19 / 19 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 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.
EA1984.544
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Catalogue text
A grid of squares linked by small ovals, each square holding a diamond with trefoil finials. A single rosette is set between the squares. In addition there is a curving band with single leaves and vines.
The curving band was probably part of a neck opening. Its border is embroidered in brown along one side, and light blue along the other.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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