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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1250
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 110mm, Width: 150mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.85-1937
Record ID	T.85-1937
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1250
Notes	Silk embroidered onto linen, also using linen thread. Egyptian, Mamluk period, ca. AD1250-1500. The backing linen is white and plain weave. The silk background is blue and linen threads are used to define the pattern. One side is selvedge of a border of approx. 8mm of linen. Otherwise the panel is bordered top and bottom with a border (approx. 10mm) of a line of Xs at an angle. The panel is of three heart shaped leaves that swirl in to meet each other. There are some holes and staining.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven linen and silk embroidery Silk Linen Embroidery Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Silk embroidered onto linen, also using linen thread. The backing linen is white and plain weave. The silk background is blue and linen threads are used to define the pattern. One side is selvedge of a border of approx. 8mm of linen. Otherwise the panel is bordered top and bottom with a border (approx. 10mm) of a line of Xs at an angle. The panel is of three heart shaped leaves that swirl in to meet each other. There are some holes and staining.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1250

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 110mm, Width: 150mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.85-1937

Record ID T.85-1937

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1250

Notes Silk embroidered onto linen, also using linen thread. Egyptian, Mamluk period, ca. AD1250-1500. The backing linen is white and plain weave. The silk background is blue and linen threads are used to define the pattern. One side is selvedge of a border of approx. 8mm of linen. Otherwise the panel is bordered top and bottom with a border (approx. 10mm) of a line of Xs at an angle. The panel is of three heart shaped leaves that swirl in to meet each other. There are some holes and staining.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven linen and silk embroidery Silk Linen Embroidery Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Silk embroidered onto linen, also using linen thread. The backing linen is white and plain weave. The silk background is blue and linen threads are used to define the pattern. One side is selvedge of a border of approx. 8mm of linen. Otherwise the panel is bordered top and bottom with a border (approx. 10mm) of a line of Xs at an angle. The panel is of three heart shaped leaves that swirl in to meet each other. There are some holes and staining.