Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Carnation Tulip Stylized Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 107cm, Width: 49cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.631-1923
Record ID
CIRC.631-1923
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 woven with bands of cotton, embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line, satin, fishbone and spaced cross stitch, and with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line, fishbone and satin stitch Linen Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Towel or Napkin, linen woven with bands of cotton, embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line, satin stitch, fishbone and spaced cross stitch and with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line, fishbone and satin stitch. There is a line of simple stiches in dark pink along the ends above which is afloral motif repeated across the width: a fine stem begins with a curl and then divides into three. The central stem goes through a dark pink flower and ends in a pink flower. The outer stems bear the same pink flower between pair of white, four-petalled flowers. There are small leaves in two shades of green and in pink.
Üslup
Ottoman
