Textile fragment with bands of scrolls, inscription, and chevrons
Details
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Title
Textile fragment with bands of scrolls, inscription, and chevrons
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Associated place
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Date
10th - 15th century AD -
Material and technique
linen, embroidered with green, blue, and pink silk; two pieces of linen backing, joined with a run-and-fell seam in flax
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Material index
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Object type
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Dimensions
16 x 14 cm (length x width)
along length/width 22 / 25 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.02 cm (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.
EA1984.109
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Catalogue text
An embroidered rectangle is divided into seven very narrow bands. The three central bands have a green scroll design separated by blue lines; this is followed on either side by a band of red inscription and blue chevrons.
The embroidery is thread couched by itself, with addition of isolated blue chain stitch. It is sewn onto a plain linen cloth made up from two fragments, connected by a run-and-fell seam.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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