Textile fragment with bands of rosettes

Textile fragment with bands of rosettes (EA1993.369, front )

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Details

Title

Textile fragment with bands of rosettes
Associated place

Egypt (find spot)

Fustat (possible) (possible find spot)

Near East (place of creation)
Date

10th - 15th century AD
Material and technique

cotton, sprang plaited with blue warp and undyed weft
Material index

cotton
Technique index

dyed;

sprang plaited
Object type

textile
Dimensions

14 x 11.5 cm max. (length x width)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
Museum location

not on display
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EA1993.369

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Catalogue text

Bands of undyed rosette patterns are held in place by blue warp threads.

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. 330 (vol. iv), vol. iv p. 330

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