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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.
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Roundel textile fragment with linked crosses and overlapping circles
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Literature notes
A roundel with a circular border of linked crosses and a continuous design of linked circles filled with crosses.
The roundel has a casing with a drawcord.
The textile has a radiocarbon date of 1605 AD +/- 75. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 15th century - 18th century
- Material and technique
- cotton, embroidered with blue silk; casing with drawcord; with stitching in flax
- Dimensions
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20 x 18 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 17 / 17 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.08 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,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1993.236
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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. 197 (vol. iv), illus. vol. iv p. 197
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 roundel with a circular border of linked crosses and a continuous design of linked circles filled with crosses.
The roundel has a casing with a drawcord.
The textile has a radiocarbon date of 1605 AD +/- 75.
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