Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Flowers Leaves
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 21.5in, Width: 27.5in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.66-1963
Record ID
T.66-1963
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Embroidered linen cover, nineteenth century, Turkish
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Embroidered linen with coloured silks Linen (Material) Metal Thread Silk Thread Embroidery Bobbin Lace Making
Fiziksel açıklama
Embroidered linen cover with silver-gilt thread and coloured silks in satin. Stitching techniques include long, short and drawn thread stitching. The cover is made of four strips of embrouidery joined together by insertion stitches. The design on the two centre strips consists of a row of pink flowers amidst large formalised leaves from which spring other flowers and formalised plants. Along the centre of the cover is a narrow band of silver gilt bobbin lace. On the two outer strips is a design of vases of flowers in between columns with cypress trees above them; the remainder of the space being filled with flowers and leaves. Around three sides of the end strips a fringe of silver-gilt strip is arranged in a looped pattern. The cover has a plain linen backing. In the central strips, the colours are mainly pink and blue. In the outer strips there are browns, pinks and yellows with a little green and blue.
