Textile fragment with chevrons and irregular lines

Title

Textile fragment with chevrons and irregular lines
Associated place

Egypt (find spot)

Fustat (possible) (possible find spot)

Near East (place of creation)
Date

10th - 15th century AD
Material and technique

cotton, embroidered with blue and white thread, possibly flax or cotton
Material index

flax;

cotton
Technique index

plain woven;

embroidered
Object type

textile
Dimensions

14.5 x 14 cm (length x width)
along length/width 14 / 11 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.

EA1993.330

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Catalogue text

Row of chevrons and irregular lines.

In: Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum

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