Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Vase Stylized Flowers Tree
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 106cm, Width: 44cm, Length: 40in, Width: 17in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
4169-1856
Record ID
4169-1856
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1850
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.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen and silk, embroidered with silk, metal thread Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Towel or napkin woven with a linen and silk striped warp and with silk weft, embroidered with silk in double running stitch variations and combinations and with plate in satin stitch. The ground in light brown with three blocks of white silk stripes along either side. There is a narrow embroidered border along both ends and it extends a little way along the sides. This contains a meandering stem with stylised blossoms. Above this are three pink vases each containing three flowers and between the vases are single cypress trees. Metal thread.
Üretim
Made in the 'Turkish Archipelago', islands in the Aegean Sea which reverted to Greece.
Üslup
Ottoman
