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woven linen
(كتان موشَّى)

Title	woven linen
Title Original	كتان موشَّى
Publication Date:	Eleventh / seventeenth century
Publication Place	- Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Subject	Linen woven with colored silk threads.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول: 221 سم؛ العرض: 143 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	BC 30.9
Record ID	object;ISL;uk;Mus04;33;ar
Library Location	Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Date	Eleventh / seventeenth century
Notes	A woven fabric, which may have been used as either a cover for a divan (low sofa), a side for a small tablecloth, or a veil hung over a door. It consists of three pieces of linen sewn together lengthwise and then stitched. The lattice design, inspired by silk textiles dating back to the 10th-11th / 16th-17th centuries, includes palmette-like patterns composed of lavenders and carnations, with palmate edges shaped like serrated leaves. Red, green, blue, and brown silk thread colors are typical during this stage; The seams are of a regular pattern: three threads are numbered longitudinally on the surface of the linen piece and one thread at the bottom. In the 11th / 17th century, silk brocade was a relatively cheap option for those who wanted luxurious fabrics, as silk textiles were much more expensive. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between pieces woven at home by women and those made by men in workshops for trade, as the style, closely associated with similar designs, was inspired by the silk textile model of the time. The tatsha, which is distinct from many of its counterparts in terms of design, does not have decorative borders around its edges; This may lead to the assumption that she was using a bedspread. The bedspreads were supported by a sheet on one side, so that it completely surrounded it, then the bedspread was stitched and the cover of the bedspread was fixed over it later.
Sample Text	Noorah Al-Gailani, Noorah Al-Gailani “Painted Linen” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus04;33;ar

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woven linen

(كتان موشَّى)

Publication Date Eleventh / seventeenth century

Publication Place - Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums

Subject Linen woven with colored silk threads.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول: 221 سم؛ العرض: 143 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID BC 30.9

Record ID object;ISL;uk;Mus04;33;ar

Library Location Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums

Date Eleventh / seventeenth century

Notes A woven fabric, which may have been used as either a cover for a divan (low sofa), a side for a small tablecloth, or a veil hung over a door. It consists of three pieces of linen sewn together lengthwise and then stitched. The lattice design, inspired by silk textiles dating back to the 10th-11th / 16th-17th centuries, includes palmette-like patterns composed of lavenders and carnations, with palmate edges shaped like serrated leaves. Red, green, blue, and brown silk thread colors are typical during this stage; The seams are of a regular pattern: three threads are numbered longitudinally on the surface of the linen piece and one thread at the bottom. In the 11th / 17th century, silk brocade was a relatively cheap option for those who wanted luxurious fabrics, as silk textiles were much more expensive. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between pieces woven at home by women and those made by men in workshops for trade, as the style, closely associated with similar designs, was inspired by the silk textile model of the time. The tatsha, which is distinct from many of its counterparts in terms of design, does not have decorative borders around its edges; This may lead to the assumption that she was using a bedspread. The bedspreads were supported by a sheet on one side, so that it completely surrounded it, then the bedspread was stitched and the cover of the bedspread was fixed over it later.

Sample Text Noorah Al-Gailani, Noorah Al-Gailani “Painted Linen” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus04;33;ar