Textile fragment with band of pseudo-inscription

Textile fragment with band of pseudo-inscription (EA1984.589, front )

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Details

Title

Textile fragment with band of pseudo-inscription
Associated place

Egypt (find spot)

Fustat (possible) (possible find spot)

Near East (place of creation)
Date

10th - 15th century AD
Material and technique

linen, woven with red supplementary weft, probably flax
Material index

linen;

flax
Technique index

dyed;

supplementary weft woven
Object type

textile
Dimensions

25.5 x 34.5 cm max. (warp x weft)
12 / 9 threads/cm (thread count)
red embroidery band 2.2 cm (width)
ground fabric 0.05 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.

EA1984.589

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Catalogue text

A band of pseudo-inscription woven with a supplementary weft.

The band is probably woven rather than embroidered. It is 2.2 cm wide. The fragment has a selvedge.

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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