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Striped mashru jacket

  • Description

    Edward William Lane (1801-1876) lived in Cairo for several years. He immersed himself in Egyptian society: he adopted local dress, rented a house in the Arab Quarter, and developed a wide circle of Egyptian friends. Trained as an engraver, he recorded his observations in sketches and drawings, and he kept diaries and notebooks. When he returned to England he became a renowned Arabic scholar.

    The Ashmolean has a set of Turkish-style clothing worn by Lane during his time in Cairo, donated by his direct descendant Catherine Dupré. This jacket is sewn in Turkish style, with cross over fastenings and pink silk braid. The mixture of silk and cotton is called mashru.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › Syria (probable place of creation)
    The Ancient Egyptian World › Lower Egypt › Alexandria (possible place of purchase)
    Africa › Egypt › Cairo › Cairo (possible place of purchase)
    Date
    1825 - 1835
    Material and technique
    coloured silk and cotton (mashru); pink silk braid; cotton lining
    Dimensions
    width at sleeve 61 x 200 cm (height x width)
    width at hem 61 x 49.5 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    organic › animal › animal product › silk,
    processed material › textile › silk,
    organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton,
    processed material › textile › cotton
    Technique index
    woven,
    assembled › woven,
    dyed,
    coloured › dyed,
    stitched,
    more
    Object type index
    clothing › garment › jacket
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Catherine Dupré, 1983.
    Accession no.
    EA1983.7

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    • currently in research collection

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