Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Stylized Flowers Vases Buildings Cypress Grapes Bowls
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 48.3cm, Width: 26.7cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.325-1921
Record ID
T.325-1921
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
This sampler is the work of an experienced embroiderer who used it to record stitches, motifs and patterns for future reference.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Cotton, embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations, musabak and satin stitch filling in squares, and with metal thread in double running in a line, half cross stitch worked over a laid thread and satin stitch Cotton Silk Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Sampler, linen embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations, mushabak and satin stitch filling in squares, and with metal thread in double running in a line, half cross stitch worked over a laid thread and satin stitch. The motifs are worked in many different directions and colours. In one corner is a group of three cypress tress with a building to their right which has two domes. In another corner is a narrow necked blue vase containing a single pink flower.
Üslup
Ottoman