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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 grid and vines
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Literature notes
Overall grid pattern of red diagonal lines. At the intersection of the lines a red quatrefoil is added. In addition, there is a blue band with a stylized continuous vine, leaves and trefoil. The design is worked in double running stitch, mostly stepped, but there is an additional line of single cross stitches separating each band.
The textile is sewn together from two pieces, both with the same design, but in reversed order. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- two pieces of linen, embroidered with red and blue silk; joined with stitching in silk
- Dimensions
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23 x 8 cm (length x width)
along length/width 24 / 24 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.04 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.05 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.
- EA1984.568
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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. iii, 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
Overall grid pattern of red diagonal lines. At the intersection of the lines a red quatrefoil is added. In addition, there is a blue band with a stylized continuous vine, leaves and trefoil. The design is worked in double running stitch, mostly stepped, but there is an additional line of single cross stitches separating each band.
The textile is sewn together from two pieces, both with the same design, but in reversed order.
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