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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 three stylized trees
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Literature notes
Three stylized trees with triangular bases and a hexagonal top, with flowers and leaves emerging. Two of the trees are linked by an additional upright flower. An eight-pointed star set into an octagon is placed on either side of these linked trees. The star is embroidered in a darker blue than the trees, and it has a small square at the centre with a spiral emerging from each corner. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with blue and dark-blue flax
- Dimensions
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15.5 x 13 cm (length x width)
along length/width 19 / 19 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.06 cm (thread diameter)
- Material index
- 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.
- EA1984.527
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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. iii, 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
Three stylized trees with triangular bases and a hexagonal top, with flowers and leaves emerging. Two of the trees are linked by an additional upright flower. An eight-pointed star set into an octagon is placed on either side of these linked trees. The star is embroidered in a darker blue than the trees, and it has a small square at the centre with a spiral emerging from each corner.
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