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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1830
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Cypress Tree Well Buildings Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 245cm, Width: 35cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.460-1950
Record ID	T.460-1950
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1830
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, double running in a line and musabak stitch, with metal thread in double darning and satin stitch, and with plate in satin stitch Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning, double running in a line, and musabak stitch, metal thread in double darning and satin stitch and plate in satin stitch. There is a narrow border of trees, small buildings and large flowering stems. Above this is a solid band of metal thread edged at the front with a row of small pink flowers. Above the band are two motifs: 1) a well filled with blue water and with a bucket suspended from a roller 2) a substantial building in blue with pink windows set against tree-lined hills.One side has been cut and hemmed
Üslup	Ottoman

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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1830

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Cypress Tree Well Buildings Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 245cm, Width: 35cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.460-1950

Record ID T.460-1950

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1830

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, double running in a line and musabak stitch, with metal thread in double darning and satin stitch, and with plate in satin stitch Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning, double running in a line, and musabak stitch, metal thread in double darning and satin stitch and plate in satin stitch. There is a narrow border of trees, small buildings and large flowering stems. Above this is a solid band of metal thread edged at the front with a row of small pink flowers. Above the band are two motifs: 1) a well filled with blue water and with a bucket suspended from a roller 2) a substantial building in blue with pink windows set against tree-lined hills.One side has been cut and hemmed

Üslup Ottoman