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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 diagonal grid containing rosettes
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Literature notes
Two wide bands are filled with a diagonal grid design, made up from S-shapes linked with small diamonds. Each grid space contains a rosette with a four-armed spiral.
The bands fill the entire width of two pieces of cloth, which are sewn together with a flat seam; in addition there is a rolled hem along one side. -
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 blue silk; joined with a flat seam in flax; with a rolled hem in flax
- Dimensions
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23 x 20 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 20 / 20 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 20 / 18 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.
- EA1984.561
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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
Two wide bands are filled with a diagonal grid design, made up from S-shapes linked with small diamonds. Each grid space contains a rosette with a four-armed spiral.
The bands fill the entire width of two pieces of cloth, which are sewn together with a flat seam; in addition there is a rolled hem along one side.
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