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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Stylized Leaves
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 59cm, Width: 39cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.211-1912
Record ID	T.211-1912
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, fishbone and counted satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel or napkin, linen embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal and satin stitch, and with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal, fishbone and counted satin stitch. The borders are worked predominantly in metal thread which forms a narrow band along the upper and lower edge. Each border contains three motifs in which six leaves (five metal thread and one pink silk) branch from one side of a vertical stem; small leaves are worked in blue silk.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Stylized Leaves

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 59cm, Width: 39cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.211-1912

Record ID T.211-1912

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, fishbone and counted satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Towel or napkin, linen embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal and satin stitch, and with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal, fishbone and counted satin stitch. The borders are worked predominantly in metal thread which forms a narrow band along the upper and lower edge. Each border contains three motifs in which six leaves (five metal thread and one pink silk) branch from one side of a vertical stem; small leaves are worked in blue silk.

Üslup Ottoman