Textile fragment from a turban cover with sprays of flowers and leaves

Details

• Title

  Textile fragment from a turban cover with sprays of flowers and leaves

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt (find spot)

  Africa › Egypt › Cairo › Cairo › Fustat (possible) (possible find spot)

  Near East (place of creation)

• Date

  1320 - 1420

• Material and technique

  linen, embroidered with red, green, and white silk and metal thread; with remains of a rolled hem

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fibre › flax › linen;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  processed material › metal

• Technique index

  woven › plain woven;

  needleworked › embroidered;

  needleworked › stitched

• Object type

  textile;

  miscellaneous equipment › cover

• Dimensions

  41 x 25 cm max. (length x width)
  along length/width 18 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
  ground fabric 0.02 cm (thread diameter)
  additional fibre, embroidery 0.07 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.

  EA1993.278

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