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

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Textile fragment with squares and possibly quatrefoils

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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

    Two bands are parallel to each other, but set apart. Their design is made up from small squares containing ?quatrefoils; they also have a border with a small comb pattern. The bands are set diagonally to a very narrow border band with a continuous stylized vine, placed parallel to the selvedge.

    At the selvedge the flax warp is replaced by silk, which results in a much higher warp threadcount of 40 per centimeter.

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