Publication Date
Eleventh/seventeenth century
Publication Place
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Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Subject
Linen and silk embroidery.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 182.8 سم؛ العرض: 137.2 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
A. 1947.75
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus03;48;ar
Library Location
Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Date
Eleventh/seventeenth century
Notes
An indoor wall rug composed of three pieces of coarse brown linen, sewn together and embroidered with blue, red, yellow and green silk using the ruff stitch. The overall composition consists of oblique, abstract carnations alternating with pairs of lavender flowers emerging from webbed, bisected leaves serrated on either side. The central composition is surrounded by a wavy frame.
Sample Text
Ulrike Al-Khamis "Wall Carpet" in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;48;ar
