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Bath wrap panel

Title	Bath wrap panel
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1700
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Stylized Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	554 to B-1899
Record ID	554 to B-1899
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1700
Notes	A bath wrap was a large cloth made from three widths of fabric. People who visited the hamman (public baths) would wrap them round their bodies when they rested after bathing. From about the 1720s onwards Ottoman embroidery stopped copying woven designs and became a truly creative art form. Designers introduced new, lifelike floral decorations, many of which were very detailed. They allowed some floral decorations to sway and sweep across the fabric. Some were stylised. All decorations were worked in soft colours often enriched with metal thread. The colours of many 18th century embroideries were originally very bright but they have faded to pleasing pastel shades.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen, embroidered with silk in double running in steps, double running variations and satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering
Parçalar	Bath Wrap, Part, Bath Wrap, Part, Bath Wrap, Part
Fiziksel açıklama	Linen embroidered with silk in double running in steps, double running variations and satin stitch. The deep border consists of two fine blue, stems which curve and join at the bottom, bear small pointed green leaves and white flowers and large red, pink and white or blue, pink and white blossoms. These larger blossoms form five bands in which the colours alternate.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Bath wrap panel

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1700

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Stylized Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 554 to B-1899

Record ID 554 to B-1899

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1700

Notes A bath wrap was a large cloth made from three widths of fabric. People who visited the hamman (public baths) would wrap them round their bodies when they rested after bathing. From about the 1720s onwards Ottoman embroidery stopped copying woven designs and became a truly creative art form. Designers introduced new, lifelike floral decorations, many of which were very detailed. They allowed some floral decorations to sway and sweep across the fabric. Some were stylised. All decorations were worked in soft colours often enriched with metal thread. The colours of many 18th century embroideries were originally very bright but they have faded to pleasing pastel shades.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen, embroidered with silk in double running in steps, double running variations and satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering

Parçalar Bath Wrap, Part, Bath Wrap, Part, Bath Wrap, Part

Fiziksel açıklama Linen embroidered with silk in double running in steps, double running variations and satin stitch. The deep border consists of two fine blue, stems which curve and join at the bottom, bear small pointed green leaves and white flowers and large red, pink and white or blue, pink and white blossoms. These larger blossoms form five bands in which the colours alternate.

Üslup Ottoman