Textile fragment with bands of inscription and floral finials
Details
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Title
Textile fragment with bands of inscription and floral finials
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Associated place
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Date
10th - 15th century AD -
Material and technique
linen, embroidered with coloured silk
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
31.5 x 31 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 19 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
large inscription bands 4.5 cm (width)
narrow inscription band 2 cm (width)
ground fabric 0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
ground fabric 0.03 cm min. (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.05 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.
EA1984.370
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Catalogue text
Two wide bands, one embroidered in orange, the other red, containing an inscription with floral finials. In addition there is a narrow band with linked medallions, each containing an inscription embroidered in dark brown against a background of yellow, red, green, or light brown.
The large inscription bands are 4.5 cm wide, the narrow one is 2 cm.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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