Textile fragment with palmettes, a chevron stem, and leaves
Details
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Title
Textile fragment with palmettes, a chevron stem, and leaves
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Associated place
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Date
10th - 15th century AD -
Material and technique
linen, embroidered with 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
7.5 x 7.1 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 14 / 16 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.
EA1993.155
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Catalogue text
A band with an ornate, continuous chevron with leaves and a floral finial; there is a narrow border along both sides. The background repeats the design of the red chevron, so that the pattern can be read as red or white.
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, p. 116 (vol. iv), vol. iv p. 116
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