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Title	Cover
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1500
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 109cm, Width: 102cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.41-1927
Record ID	T.41-1927
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1500
Notes	The oldest Ottoman embroideries in the V&A date from the 16th or 17th centuries. They are either whole covers and wall hangings or fragments of them. They are decorated with large-scale, bold designs in red, blue, green and yellow, with some white and black. The oldest patterns, such as this, are formed by the intersecting lines of a lattice. They enclose spaces filled with floral decoration.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen, embroidered with silk in regular surface darning over five threads; made from two widths joined after being embroidered Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Cover, linen embroidered with silk in regular surface darning over 5 threads and running stitch (border). The border has a meandering red stem from which a pair of blue leaves alternate with a green curving stem and a red flower which contains a small tulip in reserve. The field is divided into pointed ogees by a thick red lattice, outlined with blue. The lattice contains a fine line in reserve with a small blue flower head at intervals. The ogees contain three green stems secured at their base by a red cloudband. Each stem ends in a red flower similar to those in the border. The ogee also contains three pairs of blue leaves. Made from two widths joined after being embroidered.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Cover

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1500

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 109cm, Width: 102cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.41-1927

Record ID T.41-1927

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1500

Notes The oldest Ottoman embroideries in the V&A date from the 16th or 17th centuries. They are either whole covers and wall hangings or fragments of them. They are decorated with large-scale, bold designs in red, blue, green and yellow, with some white and black. The oldest patterns, such as this, are formed by the intersecting lines of a lattice. They enclose spaces filled with floral decoration.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen, embroidered with silk in regular surface darning over five threads; made from two widths joined after being embroidered Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Cover, linen embroidered with silk in regular surface darning over 5 threads and running stitch (border). The border has a meandering red stem from which a pair of blue leaves alternate with a green curving stem and a red flower which contains a small tulip in reserve. The field is divided into pointed ogees by a thick red lattice, outlined with blue. The lattice contains a fine line in reserve with a small blue flower head at intervals. The ogees contain three green stems secured at their base by a red cloudband. Each stem ends in a red flower similar to those in the border. The ogee also contains three pairs of blue leaves. Made from two widths joined after being embroidered.

Üslup Ottoman