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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.
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Patchwork fragment with squares
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Literature notes
A large patchwork fragment made up of squares within squares, all arranged in diamond patterns. The buttonhole eyelet embroidery is arranged into a floral pattern, as quatrefoils and rosettes.
The fragment has a seam down the middle.
The radiocarbon date indicates an Ottoman date for the patchwork piece, of 1599 AD +/- 37. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
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16th century (1501 - 1600)
Mamluk Period (1250 - 1517)
Ottoman Period (1281 - 1924)
- Material and technique
- coloured silk patchwork, embroidered with coloured silk; linen backing; with a seam, possibly in silk
- Dimensions
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40.5 x 28 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 50 / 50 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.02 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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woven › plain woven,assembled › woven › plain woven,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.124
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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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Lower ground floor | Room 5 | Textiles
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Lower ground floor | Room 5 | Textiles
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Publications online
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The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
A large patchwork fragment made up of squares within squares, all arranged in diamond patterns. The buttonhole eyelet embroidery is arranged into a floral pattern, as quatrefoils and rosettes.
The fragment has a seam down the middle.
The radiocarbon date indicates an Ottoman date for the patchwork piece, of 1599 AD +/- 37.
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