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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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, possibly with remains of kufic interlace
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Literature notes
The design is very fragmentary, possibly showing the remains of a stylized kufic interlace with plant finials, as in EA1984.49.
The remains of prick marks in place of the dark red embroidery allows for the partial reconstruction of the design. Threads are couched down over surface satin filling stitches. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with light-red and dark-red silk
- Dimensions
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11.5 x 9 cm (length x width)
along length/width 24 / 22 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
ground fabric 0.04 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.
- EA1984.51
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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
Glossary
kufic
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kufic
A term denoting various styles of angular Arabic script. Emerged in the early centuries of Islam, kufic soon became the preferred hand to copy holy texts.
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
The design is very fragmentary, possibly showing the remains of a stylized kufic interlace with plant finials, as in EA1984.49.
The remains of prick marks in place of the dark red embroidery allows for the partial reconstruction of the design. Threads are couched down over surface satin filling stitches.
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