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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 bands of interlaced braid
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Literature notes
Six parallel bands are set closely together, each containing an interlace braid. The bands are separated by a single line of yellow embroidery.
Each band is 1 cm wide. The embroidery covers three layers of fabric, the top one blue silk, the middle one undyed linen that is loosely woven, the lower one coarsely woven linen. The fragment is sewn together from two pieces, each one with three bands. The seam follows the direction of the bands. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- two pieces of blue silk, embroidered with yellow silk; joined with a seam in cotton; two layers of linen backing
- Dimensions
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13 x 9.5 cm max. (length x width)
ground fabric, along length/width 32 / 32 threads/cm (thread count)
backing 1, along length/width 18 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
backing 2, along length/width 14 / 14 threads/cm (thread count)
embroidery bands 1 cm (width)
ground fabric 0.02 cm (thread diameter)
backing 2 0.05 cm (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,dyed,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.268.a
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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
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
Six parallel bands are set closely together, each containing an interlace braid. The bands are separated by a single line of yellow embroidery.
Each band is 1 cm wide. The embroidery covers three layers of fabric, the top one blue silk, the middle one undyed linen that is loosely woven, the lower one coarsely woven linen. The fragment is sewn together from two pieces, each one with three bands. The seam follows the direction of the bands.
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