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An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.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 floral scrolling pattern, probably from the cuff of a sleeve
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Literature notes
Two bands of a red floral scrolling pattern; one is more narrow than the other and has a border of green and natural magic chain stitch.
There are four layers of fabric, the two inner ones are of coarser cotton than the outer ones. The embroidery bands are on the outer fabric, and probably were once a sleeve cuff. There is a small piece of blue and white check cloth attached. -
Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- four layers of cotton, embroidered with red, green, and cream silk; additional blue and white check cloth; with a seam in flax
- Dimensions
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21.5 x 8 cm max. (length x width)
ground fabric 1, along length/width 30 / 25 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 2, along length/width 20 / 20 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 1 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
ground fabric 2 0.1 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.06 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.
- EA1993.250
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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. 211 (vol. iv), illus. vol. iv p. 211
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
Two bands of a red floral scrolling pattern; one is more narrow than the other and has a border of green and natural magic chain stitch.
There are four layers of fabric, the two inner ones are of coarser cotton than the outer ones. The embroidery bands are on the outer fabric, and probably were once a sleeve cuff. There is a small piece of blue and white check cloth attached.
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