Textile fragment with lions
Details
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Title
Textile fragment with lions
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Associated people
probably Sultan Baibars I (ruled 1260 - 1277) (heraldry on object) -
Associated place
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Date
late 13th century -
Material and technique
linen, embroidered with red and blue silk; with stitching in flax; some tracing visible
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
12.5 x 7.5 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 20 / 20 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
ground fabric 0.02 cm min. (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.04 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.
EA1984.60
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Catalogue text
Two blue lions with red outlines walk from right to left; each is set into a hexagonal shape defined by linked lozenges, which have partly deteriorated, but they were outlined prior to stitching. The lozenges are outlined in red and each contain two half-palmettes.
The small lions have a long tail curving over the animals' backs and a raised front paw. This probably identifies them with Sultan Baybars who ruled 1260-1277. The fragment has the shape of a small pocket or lappet. Laid threads are couched down over surface satin filling stitches. There are remains of outlines, possibly worked in stem stitch.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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