The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.
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Textile fragment with half-diamond-shapes
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Literature notes
Five narrow bands, all with the same design of four half diamonds linked into a cross-shape, and a diagonal. The blue embroidery defines the design.
There is a rolled hem on three sides of the fabric. Three of the bands are parallel to the longer hem, and two are at right angles, set at either end of the group of three. The width of the bands is 1 cm. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with blue silk; with a rolled hem in flax
- Dimensions
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38 x 21 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 16 / 16 threads/cm (thread count)
embroidery bands 1 cm (width)
ground fabric 0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
ground fabric 0.02 cm min. (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.04 cm (thread diameter)
- Material index
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organic › animal › animal product › silk,
- Technique index
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assembled › woven › plain woven,woven › plain woven,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.174
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Further reading
Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, cat. vol. ii, illus. vol. i
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
Five narrow bands, all with the same design of four half diamonds linked into a cross-shape, and a diagonal. The blue embroidery defines the design.
There is a rolled hem on three sides of the fabric. Three of the bands are parallel to the longer hem, and two are at right angles, set at either end of the group of three. The width of the bands is 1 cm.
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