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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 repeated inscription
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Literature notes
An inscription is repeated to create an overall design, by arranging it diagonally and alternate its colour between brown and blue. At the hem line the inscriptions are blue, and are placed into hexagonal cartouches. This border is further embellished with a line of arrows and triangles.
The textile has the remains of three run-and-fell seams, as well as a hem.
It is radiocarbon dated to 1017 AD +/- 35. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 11th - 12th century (1001 - 1200)
- Material and technique
- three pieces of linen, embroidered with brown and blue silk; joined with remains of three run-and-fell seams in flax; with a hem in flax
- Dimensions
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26 x 18 cm max. (length x width)
ground fabric 1, along length/width 25 / 25 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 2, along length/width 27 / 27 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 3, along length/width 25 / 25 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.02 cm (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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woven › plain woven,assembled › woven › plain woven,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.402
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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
An inscription is repeated to create an overall design, by arranging it diagonally and alternate its colour between brown and blue. At the hem line the inscriptions are blue, and are placed into hexagonal cartouches. This border is further embellished with a line of arrows and triangles.
The textile has the remains of three run-and-fell seams, as well as a hem.
It is radiocarbon dated to 1017 AD +/- 35.
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