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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 paired palmettes and octagons
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Literature notes
A band with two medallions, each with a flower containing a trefoil. There are two tendrils in the spave between the medallions. The floral shape and band background are worked in blue slanted filling stitch, with outlines done in brown double running stitch.
There is a carefully sewn rolled hem along one side parallel to the band. Along the opposite side are remains of silk stitching and a line of three rows of running stitch done in undyed flax thread. -
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-brown silk; with a rolled hem and remains of stitching in silk, and stitching in flax
- Dimensions
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11 x 6 cm (length x width)
along length/width 23 / 26 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.03 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,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1993.134
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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. 95 (vol. iv), illus. vol. iv p. 95
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 band with two medallions, each with a flower containing a trefoil. There are two tendrils in the spave between the medallions. The floral shape and band background are worked in blue slanted filling stitch, with outlines done in brown double running stitch.
There is a carefully sewn rolled hem along one side parallel to the band. Along the opposite side are remains of silk stitching and a line of three rows of running stitch done in undyed flax thread.
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