Textile fragment with interlaced knots and diamond-shapes
Details
-
Title
Textile fragment with interlaced knots and diamond-shapes
-
Associated place
-
Date
10th - 15th century AD -
Material and technique
linen, embroidered with blue silk; additional embroidery fragment; joined with stitching in flax
-
Material index
-
Technique index
-
Object type
-
Dimensions
15 x 7.5 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 24 / 24 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.05 cm (thread diameter) -
No. of items
1
-
Credit line
Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
-
Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1984.186
Our online collection is being continually updated. Find out more
Know more about this object? Spotted an error? Contact us
-
Catalogue text
A band with interlaced knots set into diamonds with inverted hooks attached; the band has borders with s-shapes alternating with very small diamonds. The embroidery outlines the patterns.
At one end of the band a small fragment of the same design has been sewn on, possibly with a corner.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
Reference URL
