Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

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Textile fragment with medallions

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    • currently in research collection

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  • The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

    The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries

    A band with medallions alternating with stylised foliate shapes, with yellow outlines worked in split stitch against a blue background of slanted counted filling stitch worked in diagonal rows. There is a zigzag split stitch border in dark blue outlines.

    The band is sewn onto a background fabric. The zigzag border is embroidered onto the backing.

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