Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1600
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Stylized Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 204cm, Width: 135.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.91-1950
Record ID
T.91-1950
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1600
Notes
The oldest Ottoman embroideries in the V&A date from the 16th or 17th centuries. They are either whole covers and wall hangings or fragments of them. They are decorated with large-scale, bold designs in red, blue, green and yellow, with some white and black. In the 17th century the main designs were based on wavy parallel stems which run along the length of the fabric.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen, embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal over three threads; made from three widths joined after being embroidered Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama
Hanging, linen embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal over 3 threads and running stitch (border lines). Made from three widths joined together after being embroidered. The border along the upper and lower edges consists of outward-facing large trefoils alternating with small ones; all worked with green silk. The ground is covered with blue undulating parallel stems, each formed by two lines and interrupted at intervals by a yellow leaf motif. Growing from the parallel stems o leafy green stems are (i) a round red blossom (b) a black segmented pine cone and (c) a large spiky red blossom containing a yellow and blue tulip.
Üslup
Ottoman
