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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 bands of palmettes and leaves
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Literature notes
Two bands with tendrils, leaves, and narrow scrolling borders are closely joined. All outlines are worked in yellow stem stitch, possibly with some remains of split stitch; the background is blue filling stitch worked in straight rows. At right angles to the bands are the remains of maroon floral embroidery worked in ?split stitch.
Three pieces are joined together; the one at right angles to the other two is a different fabric. There are two seams. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- three pieces of linen, two pieces embroidered with blue and yellow silk; third piece embroidered with remains of maroon silk; joined with two seams in flax
- Dimensions
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15.5 x 11.7 cm max. (length x width)
ground fabric 1, along length/width 25 / 20 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 2, along length/width 30 / 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.
- EA1993.126
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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. 87 (vol. iv), illus. vol. iv p. 87
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
Two bands with tendrils, leaves, and narrow scrolling borders are closely joined. All outlines are worked in yellow stem stitch, possibly with some remains of split stitch; the background is blue filling stitch worked in straight rows. At right angles to the bands are the remains of maroon floral embroidery worked in ?split stitch.
Three pieces are joined together; the one at right angles to the other two is a different fabric. There are two seams.
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