Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Basket Stylized Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 78.5cm, Width: 45cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
671-1877
Record ID
671-1877
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders for towels and napkins. The colours of 18th and 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but many have faded to pleasing pastel shades; often great quantities of metal thread were used. Napkins were mainly used to clean fingers during meals, but were also used as decoration and as covers. Their designs were consistently inventive.
İlişki
Clarke, Caspar Purdon
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen, embroidered with silk in double running stitch variations and combinations and in musabak, and with plate in satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Towel/Napkin of linen embroidered with silk in double running stitch variations and combinations and musabak and with plate in satin stitch. There is a narrow border which extends up the sides and is in the form of an angular green meander with a floral sprig coloured in pairs. The main boprder consists of a repeated motif of a blue and gold bowl with coloured fruit (?) and spiky leaves.
Üslup
Ottoman
