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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 interlacing chain, probably from a cuff
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Literature notes
An interlacing chain design is arranged into a band, with a pink central line surrounded on both sides by pale yellow (undyed silk) lines. The band has narrow borders with a continuous vine, arranged as an arabesque with turning tendrils.
The band has a width of 8 cm including the borders. The fragment may be the cuff of a sleeve, as in EA1984.269. Again two fabrics are held together by the embroidery. Here there is no evidence of hem seams. The top fabric is considerably finer than the bottom one. The identification, threadcount and spin given above refer to the top fabric first. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with undyed and pink silk; backing, possibly linen
- Dimensions
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23 x 15 cm max. (length x width)
ground fabric, along length/width 18 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
backing, along length/width 6 / 6 threads/cm (thread count)
embroidery band 8 cm (width)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.1 cm (thread diameter)
- Material index
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organic › animal › animal product › silk,
- Technique index
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assembled › woven › plain woven,woven › plain woven,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.270
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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
An interlacing chain design is arranged into a band, with a pink central line surrounded on both sides by pale yellow (undyed silk) lines. The band has narrow borders with a continuous vine, arranged as an arabesque with turning tendrils.
The band has a width of 8 cm including the borders. The fragment may be the cuff of a sleeve, as in EA1984.269. Again two fabrics are held together by the embroidery. Here there is no evidence of hem seams. The top fabric is considerably finer than the bottom one. The identification, threadcount and spin given above refer to the top fabric first.
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