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Textile fragment with blazons and remains of naskhi inscription
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Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with brown silk; remains of linen backing; with a French seam in flax
- Dimensions
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39 x 24 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 22 / 22 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.04 cm max. (thread diameter)
ground fabric 0.02 cm min. (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
- Material index
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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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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.59
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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. ii, illus. vol. i
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
Two rows of blazons shaped like inverted drops, each with an inscription band and diagonal brown stripes; the upper row has two, the lower one three blazons. Below them are the remains of a large naskhi inscription. Both design fields are separated by bands with small inscriptions set into rhombic shapes, alternating with blank spaces.
A French seam at right angles to the inscription has remains of coarse linen fabric, obviously once used as a backing. The large size of the inscription suggests that the textile was used as a flag, banner, or architectural decoration, rather than for dress purposes.
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