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Quilt cover

Title	Quilt cover
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1700
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 257cm, Width: 145cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.39-2002
Record ID	T.39-2002
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1700
Notes	embroidered in silks in linen, 1700s, Turkish
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linene embroidered with silk Linen Silk Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Quilt cover, linen embroidered with silk in double running in steps and in diagonal lines; later backed with linen. It is decorated with bands of offset sprays of flowers. Each has three large blossoms with pointed petals. In alternate sprays the petals are outlined in red, creating diagonal lines along the length of the textile. If the petals are not outlined in red, the segmented base of each flower is. The colours of the petals have faded to beige. The green stem bears two small yellow/beige flowers and two blue flowers . At the base of the stem is a four petalled yellow flower. There is no border. The cover is made from three widths which were joined before being embroidered.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Quilt cover

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1700

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 257cm, Width: 145cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.39-2002

Record ID T.39-2002

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1700

Notes embroidered in silks in linen, 1700s, Turkish

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linene embroidered with silk Linen Silk Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Quilt cover, linen embroidered with silk in double running in steps and in diagonal lines; later backed with linen. It is decorated with bands of offset sprays of flowers. Each has three large blossoms with pointed petals. In alternate sprays the petals are outlined in red, creating diagonal lines along the length of the textile. If the petals are not outlined in red, the segmented base of each flower is. The colours of the petals have faded to beige. The green stem bears two small yellow/beige flowers and two blue flowers . At the base of the stem is a four petalled yellow flower. There is no border. The cover is made from three widths which were joined before being embroidered.

Üslup Ottoman