Textile fragment with lion and grid of quatrefoil flowers
Details
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Title
Textile fragment with lion and grid of quatrefoil flowers
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Associated people
possibly Sultan Baibars I (ruled 1260 - 1277) (heraldry on object) -
Associated place
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Date
late 13th century -
Material and technique
linen, embroidered with blue and 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
9 x 9 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 20 / 22 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.04 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.06 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.
EA1984.75
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Catalogue text
Four blue quatrefoil flowers are linked by red stems, creating a grid design. The enclosed space contains a small red lion, walking from right to left.
The emblem of the lion may be a reference to Sultan Baybars; see also EA1984.60, EA1984.61, and EA1984.63. Laid 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
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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