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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 square containing an eight-pointed star
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Literature notes
A band with a diagonal cartouche and a square containing an eight-pointed star framed by two triangles. The star has a circle with a four-armed spiral in it. The design is outlined with blue embroidery in double running stitch, and filled with white embroidery, using satin stitch or pulled work with wrapping stitch worked in horizontal and diagonal rows.
A rolled, whipped hem is sewn along one side. The width of the band is 3 cm. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with blue and white silk; pulled-thread openwork; with a rolled hem in flax
- Dimensions
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11.5 x 10 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 28 / 28 threads/cm (thread count)
embroidery band 3 cm (width)
ground fabric 0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
ground fabric 0.03 cm min. (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.
- EA1984.431
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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
A band with a diagonal cartouche and a square containing an eight-pointed star framed by two triangles. The star has a circle with a four-armed spiral in it. The design is outlined with blue embroidery in double running stitch, and filled with white embroidery, using satin stitch or pulled work with wrapping stitch worked in horizontal and diagonal rows.
A rolled, whipped hem is sewn along one side. The width of the band is 3 cm.
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