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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Bowls Stylized Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 100cm, Width: 56cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	680-1877
Record ID	680-1877
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
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.
İlişki	Clarke, Caspar Purdon
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton, embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations, and with metal thread in satin stitch filling in squares Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations and with metal thread in satin stitch filling in squares. Each end is bordered by a line of small motifs: a gold bowl with one floral spray of two blue flowers, two red leaves and one blue flower at the top. Below this is a very narrow band of embroidered cypress trees alternating with two other stylised motifs. The ends and lower sides of the towel are edged with metal and brown silk. One side has been cut and hemmed.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Bowls Stylized Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 100cm, Width: 56cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 680-1877

Record ID 680-1877

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

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.

İlişki Clarke, Caspar Purdon

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton, embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations, and with metal thread in satin stitch filling in squares Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations and with metal thread in satin stitch filling in squares. Each end is bordered by a line of small motifs: a gold bowl with one floral spray of two blue flowers, two red leaves and one blue flower at the top. Below this is a very narrow band of embroidered cypress trees alternating with two other stylised motifs. The ends and lower sides of the towel are edged with metal and brown silk. One side has been cut and hemmed.

Üslup Ottoman