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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 leaves and crenellations
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Literature notes
Two wide bands, one appliquéd, the other of patchwork. The appliqué band has red paired leaves on a brown ground; the patchwork band has crenellations that complement each other. They are red and green in one direction, and undyed fabric (beige) in the opposite one.
The sewing thread is white flax, some of it twisted with a blue strand. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- coloured wool patchwork, with red wool appliqué; with stitching in white and blue-and-white flax
- Dimensions
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46 x 19 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 12 / 12 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
- Material index
- Technique index
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assembled › woven › plain woven,woven › plain woven,dyed,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.212
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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
Two wide bands, one appliquéd, the other of patchwork. The appliqué band has red paired leaves on a brown ground; the patchwork band has crenellations that complement each other. They are red and green in one direction, and undyed fabric (beige) in the opposite one.
The sewing thread is white flax, some of it twisted with a blue strand. -
The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
Two wide bands, one appliquéd, the other of patchwork. The appliqué band has red paired leaves on a brown ground; the patchwork band has crenellations that complement each other. They are red and green in one direction, and undyed fabric (beige) in the opposite one.
The sewing thread is white flax, some of it twisted with a blue strand.
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