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Quilted bag with rosettes, stars, and quatrefoils, probably an amulet-bag
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Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Material and technique
- coloured silk applied patchwork, quilted, and embroidered with coloured silk; linen lining; silk string; with stitching, possibly in cotton
- Dimensions
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11 x 8.5 cm (length x width)
ground fabric (silk), along length/width 48 / 48 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric (linen), along length/width 18 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric (silk) 0.02 cm (thread diameter)
ground fabric (linen) 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
tassels 2 cm (length)
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organic › animal › animal product › silk,
- Technique index
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assembled › woven › plain woven,woven › plain woven,
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transport/carrier › carrier › bag,container › case › amulet-case,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.125
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Further reading
Ellis, Marianne, Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, in association with Greenville: Curious Works Press, 2001), no. 66 on p. 94, illus. p. 94
Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, cat. vol. ii, illus. vol. i
Location
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Lower ground floor | Room 5 | Textiles
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Lower ground floor | Room 5 | Textiles
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Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt
This little bag is another delightful example of silk applied patchwork. -
The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
Patchwork quilted triangles on one side, and squares on the other, with embroidered rosettes, stars, and quatrefoils.
A small bag (amulet bag?) is sewn in patchwork over a linen base, with red, yellow, and green tassles and a red string for holding. The patches are probably held together by back stitch.
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