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Indian Block-Printed Textiles in Egypt: The Newberry Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

A catalogue of Newberry's block-printed textiles by Ruth Barnes (published Oxford, 1997).

Indian Block-Printed Textiles in Egypt: The Newberry Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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Textile fragment with hearts or leaves

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  • Indian Block-Printed Textiles in Egypt: The Newberry Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

    Indian Block-Printed Textiles in Egypt: The Newberry Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

    Bands of varying widths, with heart or leaf shapes with beaded surrounds, linked diamond shapes, and stylized bodhi tree leaves, identical to Cat. no. 333 [EA1990.341]. The design is defined by white outlines against a red background and with red filling.

    Selvedge with remains of coarse thread, originally part of a seam that was sewn prior to dyeing the fabric, as the thread is partially red. Additional stitches at right angles to the selvedge. These details are identical to Cat. no. 333 [EA1990.341]; it is likely that the two fragments were part of one textile. The reverse is heavily saturated with dye. The dye analysis has shown that the colorant used was alizarin with purpurin, the source of which was Rubia tinctorum L.
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