Textile fragment with geometric pattern, probably from a jar cover

Details

• Title

  Textile fragment with geometric pattern, probably from a jar cover

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt (find spot)

  Africa › Egypt › Cairo › Cairo › Fustat (possible) (possible find spot)

  Near East (place of creation)

• Date

  10th - 15th century AD

• Material and technique

  four pieces of linen, two pieces embroidered with brown silk; joined with seams in flax; casing; blue cotton drawstring

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fibre › flax › linen;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › flax;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  woven › plain woven;

  needleworked › embroidered;

  dyed;

  needleworked › stitched

• Object type

  textile;

  miscellaneous equipment › roundel;

  miscellaneous equipment › cover › vessel-cover › jar-cover

• Dimensions

  10.5 x 10 cm (length x width)
  along length/width 18 / 17 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.

  EA1993.167

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