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Hanging

Title	Hanging
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1700
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Stylized Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 207cm, Width: 138cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.92-1950
Record ID	T.92-1950
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; all were worked in soft colours often enriched with metal thread.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen, embroidered with silk in regular surface darning over five threads; made from three widths joined after being embroidered Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Hanging, part, linen embroidered with silk in regular surface darning over 5 threads. Made from three widths joined together after being embroidered. Each panel is decorated across its full width with a floral pattern based on a black, undulating and branching stem. It bears round red blossoms and spiky blue blossoms and small green leaves.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Hanging

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1700

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Stylized Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 207cm, Width: 138cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.92-1950

Record ID T.92-1950

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; all were worked in soft colours often enriched with metal thread.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen, embroidered with silk in regular surface darning over five threads; made from three widths joined after being embroidered Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Hanging, part, linen embroidered with silk in regular surface darning over 5 threads. Made from three widths joined together after being embroidered. Each panel is decorated across its full width with a floral pattern based on a black, undulating and branching stem. It bears round red blossoms and spiky blue blossoms and small green leaves.

Üslup Ottoman