Sampler fragment with bands of S-shapes and triangles

Sampler fragment with bands of S-shapes and triangles (EA1984.482, front )

© Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford (image)

Details

Title

Sampler fragment with bands of S-shapes and triangles
Associated place

Egypt (find spot)

Fustat (possible) (possible find spot)

Near East (place of creation)
Date

10th - 15th century AD
Material and technique

linen, embroidered with coloured silk
Material index

linen;

silk
Technique index

plain woven;

embroidered
Object type

sampler
Dimensions

8.5 x 7.5 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 22 / 20 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

not on display
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EA1984.482

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Catalogue text

A small fragment of a sampler, with embroidery rectangles and short bands containing an S-shape, triangles, and hook motifs, embroidered in a variety of colours.

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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