Textile fragment, possibly with remains of kufic interlace
Details
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Title
Textile fragment, possibly with remains of kufic interlace
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Associated place
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Date
10th - 15th century AD -
Material and technique
linen, embroidered with light-red and dark-red silk
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
11.5 x 9 cm (length x width)
along length/width 24 / 22 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
ground fabric 0.04 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.
EA1984.51
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Catalogue text
The design is very fragmentary, possibly showing the remains of a stylized kufic interlace with plant finials, as in EA1984.49.
The remains of prick marks in place of the dark red embroidery allows for the partial reconstruction of the design. Threads are couched down over surface satin filling stitches.In: Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum
Glossary of terms
kufic
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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