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Embroidery

Title	Embroidery
Publication Date:	909
Publication Place	Near East (made, possibly) el-Azam (found, possibly) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 11cm, Width: 9.8cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	811-1898
Record ID	811-1898
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	909
Notes	Fragment of a textile, linen with silk embroidery, Near East or Egypt, Fatimid period
İlişki	Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Plain woven linen, split stitch silk embroidery Linen Silk Embroidery Plain Weave
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment from a plain woven, undyed linen textile, possibly a cushion or cover, decorated with split and stem stitch embroidery in green, red and dark brown silk. The silk embroidery thread is couched by itself. The embroidered design consists of a repeated pattern of pairs of confronted red birds, outlined in brown, either side of stylisted tree motifs that form an arcade. There are a number of holes around the embroidery, suggesting that the design was initially traced onto the ground fabric via prick and pounce method before being drawn in black ink. The black under-drawing can be seen in several areas where the embroidery is no longer present. Thread count: 18/19 (S/S spun)

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Embroidery

Publication Date 909

Publication Place Near East (made, possibly) el-Azam (found, possibly) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 11cm, Width: 9.8cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 811-1898

Record ID 811-1898

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 909

Notes Fragment of a textile, linen with silk embroidery, Near East or Egypt, Fatimid period

İlişki Henry Wallis

Malzemeler ve teknikler Plain woven linen, split stitch silk embroidery Linen Silk Embroidery Plain Weave

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment from a plain woven, undyed linen textile, possibly a cushion or cover, decorated with split and stem stitch embroidery in green, red and dark brown silk. The silk embroidery thread is couched by itself. The embroidered design consists of a repeated pattern of pairs of confronted red birds, outlined in brown, either side of stylisted tree motifs that form an arcade. There are a number of holes around the embroidery, suggesting that the design was initially traced onto the ground fabric via prick and pounce method before being drawn in black ink. The black under-drawing can be seen in several areas where the embroidery is no longer present. Thread count: 18/19 (S/S spun)