Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Stylized Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 86cm, Width: 49.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.910-1926
Record ID
CIRC.910-1926
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.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen, embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal and satin stitch, and with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal and fishbone stitch Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Towel/Napkin, linen embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal and satin stitch and with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal and fishbone stitch. The motif, which is repeated across the width, is a horizontal stem ending in a blue or pink three-petalled flower to the sideo fwhich is a smaller flower in the alternate colour. A second stem is attached to the first and bears many small, pointed flowers in pink and mauve.
Üslup
Ottoman
