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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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.

The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

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Textile fragment with triangles, V-shapes, and S-shapes

  • Literature notes

    A wide band defined by narrow borders of triangles and V-shapes, and containing S-shapes; there also is the beginning of a wide field with four stylized floral(?) motifs spaced widely apart.

    The band is 8 cm wide.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Africa Egypt (find spot)
    AfricaEgyptCairoCairo Fustat (possible find spot)
    Near East (place of creation)
    Date
    10th - 15th century AD
    Material and technique
    linen, embroidered with blue thread, possibly flax
    Dimensions
    27 x 24.5 cm max. (length x width)
    along length/width 16 / 16 threads/cm (thread count)
    embroidery band 8 cm (width)
    ground fabric 0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
    additional fibre, embroidery 0.06 cm (thread diameter)
    ground fabric 0.03 cm min. (thread diameter)
    Material index
    organicvegetalfibreflax linen,
    organicvegetalfibre flax
    Technique index
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
    Accession no.
    EA1984.228
  • 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

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    • currently in research collection

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