Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1700
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Stylized Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.392&A-1910
Record ID
T.392&A-1910
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1700
Notes
From about the 1720s onwards Ottoman embroidery stopped copying woven designs and became a truly creative art form: new, naturalistic floral motifs were introduced and many of them were depicted in great detail. Some were allowed to sway and sweep across the fabric, some were stylised and many were enriched with metal thread. The colours were originally very bright but have often faded to pleasing pastel shades.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen, embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal and double running in a line Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering
Parçalar
Scarf, Part, Scarf, Part
Fiziksel açıklama
Scarf, cut across to form two halves, each with an embroidered border. Linen embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal and double running in a line. The decoration is formed by pink blossoms and blue blossoms and smaller flower and leaves which are packed together to form two right angled triangles with the slopes towards the centre. This arrangment forms a 'V' shape of undecorated ground.
Üslup
Ottoman
