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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 remains of a roundel, octagon, square, and plant shapes
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Literature notes
Remains of a central roundel within an octagon set inside a square. A central six-petalled rosette is surrounded by stylized plant motifs and two corners are decorated with a broken scrolling leaf and bud pattern.
Two sides of the fragment have a rolled hem, and in addition there is a flat seam. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with blue silk; with two rolled hems and a flat seam in flax
- Dimensions
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38.5 x 25 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 18 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 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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assembled › woven › plain woven,woven › plain woven,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1993.228
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Further reading
Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, cat. p. 189 (vol. iv), illus. vol. iv p. 189
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
Remains of a central roundel within an octagon set inside a square. A central six-petalled rosette is surrounded by stylized plant motifs and two corners are decorated with a broken scrolling leaf and bud pattern.
Two sides of the fragment have a rolled hem, and in addition there is a flat seam.
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