Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

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Textile fragment with hexagonal medallions and pseudo-inscription

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    • currently in research collection

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  • The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

    The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries

    A continuous design of hexagonal medallions with floral finials; each medallion is filled with light blue diagonal filling stitch and a brown pseudo-inscription in satin stitch, and a border in dark blue double running stitch.

    Along one side of the fragment is a finely rolled and whipped hem.

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