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Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt

A selection of 10th to 16th century embroideries from the Newberry collection at the Ashmolean by Marianne Ellis (published Oxford, 2001).

Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt by Marianne Ellis

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Textile from a scarf or girdle with leaves and chevrons

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    • currently in research collection

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  • Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt by Marianne Ellis

    Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt

    The rolled hems at the sides of this strip of fine embroidered linen indicate that it is from a scarf or girdle, and its width measurement is approximately the same as the scarf/sampler No.21 [EA1984.489]. Repeating foliate S-shapes, exactly the same as the one worked on the sampler above No.35 [EA1984.502], form the pattern on one band, while on the other they are reversed to form foliate Z-shapes. An attractive design has been produced by arranging the motifs in counterchange fashion, that is, with the image arranged alternately in positive and negative form along the bands, and enclosing them with borders of geometric chevron pattern.
  • The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

    The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries

    Two bands of paired leaves between narrow chevron borders. The embroidery provides the background.
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