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Textile fragment, possibly from a sash or shawl
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Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with blue and yellow silk; pulled-thread and remains of drawn-thread openwork
- Dimensions
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along length/width 20 / 26 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
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organic › animal › animal product › silk,
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woven › plain woven,assembled › woven › plain woven,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.445.e
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Further reading
Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, cat. vol. iii
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
The cartouche of EA1984.445a is repeated, but is very fragmentary. The designs are outlined in yellow satin stitch and blue double running stitch. The background of the cartouche is made up of pulled work with wrapping stitch in diagonal rows. There are remains of drawn-thread work with overcast and loop stitch.
The related fragment of EA1984.445c has been radiocarbon dated to 1395 +/- 40.
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