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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.
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Cap with quilted interlace
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Literature notes
A cap with quilted interlace design and a continuous vine along the band, and the crown quilted with cross-hatching. The design is defined by narrow blue silk piping sewn down with a flax thread.
The cap has a linen lining. The original accession card mentions that the cap had a label saying 'Coptic cemetary Diud Hamman, near Illahun, Fayoum. 1890.' -
Details
- Associated place
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The Ancient Egyptian World › Upper Egypt › Lahun (Diud Hamman) (possible find spot)Near East (place of creation)
- Date
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1450 - 1500
Mamluk Period (1250 - 1517)
- Material and technique
- silk, quilted; linen lining; blue silk piping sewn in flax
- Dimensions
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11 cm (height)
19 cm (diameter)
ground fabric (linen), along length/width 22 / 22 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric (linen) .05 cm (thread diameter)
ground fabric (silk) .01 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
- Accession no.
- EA1984.131
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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, vol. i p. 15 n. 2, 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
A cap with quilted interlace design and a continuous vine along the band, and the crown quilted with cross-hatching. The design is defined by narrow blue silk piping sewn down with a flax thread.
The cap has a linen lining. The original accession card mentions that the cap had a label saying 'Coptic cemetary Diud Hamman, near Illahun, Fayoum. 1890.'
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