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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 quatrefoil and linked crosses
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Literature notes
Quatrefoil outlined in white chain stitch and containing four interlace stitched crosses, with linked crosses also embroidered in interlacing surrounding the quatrefoil.
The fragment has a roundel shape. Its surface is of blue cotton, the backing of undyed cotton. There is a seam on the back. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- cotton, dyed blue, and additional layer of cotton, embroidered with white cotton and red and yellow silk; with a seam in flax
- Dimensions
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12 x 11 cm max. (length x width)
ground fabric 1, along length/width 14 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 2, along length/width 18 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 1 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
ground fabric 2 0.04 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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woven › plain woven,assembled › woven › plain woven,dyed,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1993.238
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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. 199 (vol. iv), illus. vol. iv p. 199
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
Quatrefoil outlined in white chain stitch and containing four interlace stitched crosses, with linked crosses also embroidered in interlacing surrounding the quatrefoil.
The fragment has a roundel shape. Its surface is of blue cotton, the backing of undyed cotton. There is a seam on the back.
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