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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 109cm, Width: 50cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.196-1931
Record ID	CIRC.196-1931
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	Cotton, embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line. There is a narrow border with a floral meander in which green leaves alternate between red flowers and pink and yellow flowers. The main border consists of a repeated floral motif with a blue base, a pair of large green leaves, a large pansy-like flowers (either predominantly yellow or predominantly red), two sprigs of buds and two floral sprigs. One side has been cut and hemmed.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 109cm, Width: 50cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.196-1931

Record ID CIRC.196-1931

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 Cotton, embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line. There is a narrow border with a floral meander in which green leaves alternate between red flowers and pink and yellow flowers. The main border consists of a repeated floral motif with a blue base, a pair of large green leaves, a large pansy-like flowers (either predominantly yellow or predominantly red), two sprigs of buds and two floral sprigs. One side has been cut and hemmed.

Üslup Ottoman