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Textile fragment with chevrons and trefoil finials
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Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with red and blue silk
- Dimensions
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19 x 9 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 14 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.06 cm max. (thread diameter)
ground fabric 0.03 cm min. (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
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organic › animal › animal product › silk
- Technique index
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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.
- EA1984.610
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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, illus. vol. i
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
A wide design area is covered with red chevrons and trefoil finials, with a narrow border along one side which has a blue continuous vine and small leaves.
The radiocarbon date for the textile is 1224 AD +/- 33, with a calibrated result ranging from 1230 to 1310. The chevron design places it into the Mamluk period.
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