Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1770
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Stylized Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 109cm, Width: 107cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.428-1930
Record ID
CIRC.428-1930
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1770
Notes
A turban cover is a lightweight square cloth. It was placed over the turban when it was not in use to protect it from dust and disrespectful treatment. Turbans indicated the rank of the wearer. They were removed like hats and not unwound. The red woollen fez replaced turbans for all except the ulema (clergy) about 1827. From about the 1720s onwards Ottoman embroidery stopped copying woven designs and became a truly creative art form. Designers introduced new, lifelike floral decorations, many of which were very detailed. They allowed some floral decorations to sway and sweep across the fabric. Some were stylised. All decorations were worked in soft colours often enriched with metal thread.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen, embroidered with silk and metal thread in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line and padded satin stitch, and with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal and fishbone stitch; made from two widths joined after being embroidered Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama
Turban Cover, linen embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line and padded satin stitch and with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal (spaced) and fishbone stitch. There is a round blossom in the centre surrounded by seven pomegrates within a circle, all worked in metal thread. An outer circle surrounds nine inward facing sprigs, each with a central blossom worked in metal thread, five leaves in white silk and three tiny pink leaves. This floral motif is repated across the field, either eight times or seven times with a partial motif at either side. the rows of motifs face towards the horizontal axis of the cover; occasionally the alignment of the motif within a row changes. Made from two widths joined after being embroidered.
Üslup
Ottoman
