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Woven wool and linen

Title	Woven wool and linen
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 45in (Dimension taken from registers), Width: 21in (Dimension taken from registers), Roundels diameter: 3.5in (Dimension taken from registers)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	176-1891
Record ID	176-1891
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Linen cloth, with four applied roundels, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. Each contains two lions on either side of a tree, on a red ground. At each end of the cloth are two triple dark blue woollen stripes and a plain fringe.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Plain woven linen, tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Weaving Plain Weave Tapestry Weave Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama	Plain woven undyed linen cloth, possibly either a shawl or furnishing cover, decorated in each corner with four tapestry woven roundels in coloured wool and undyed linen. The roundels have been woven separately and applied to the cloth. Each of the roundels contains a mirrored pair of stylised lions standing either side of a central tree-of-life motif, on a red ground. Each roundel is surrounded by a polychrome jewelled border. At either end of the cloth are two sets of triple dark blue woollen stripes, and a plain fringe.

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Woven wool and linen

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 45in (Dimension taken from registers), Width: 21in (Dimension taken from registers), Roundels diameter: 3.5in (Dimension taken from registers)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 176-1891

Record ID 176-1891

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Linen cloth, with four applied roundels, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. Each contains two lions on either side of a tree, on a red ground. At each end of the cloth are two triple dark blue woollen stripes and a plain fringe.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Plain woven linen, tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Weaving Plain Weave Tapestry Weave Dyeing

Fiziksel açıklama Plain woven undyed linen cloth, possibly either a shawl or furnishing cover, decorated in each corner with four tapestry woven roundels in coloured wool and undyed linen. The roundels have been woven separately and applied to the cloth. Each of the roundels contains a mirrored pair of stylised lions standing either side of a central tree-of-life motif, on a red ground. Each roundel is surrounded by a polychrome jewelled border. At either end of the cloth are two sets of triple dark blue woollen stripes, and a plain fringe.