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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1250
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 170mm, Width: 155mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1355-1888
Record ID	1355-1888
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1250
Notes	Blue and purple s-spun wool embroidered onto linen. Egyptian, ca. AD1250-1500, Mamluk period.The pattern is geometric and is a corner piece, probably from a tunic. The purple thread create cross hatching and the blue thread form small motifs within the spaces. Three floral motifs, that resemble staffs, are emboridered at each end of the design. The linen is approx. 14x25 tpc and is stained.
İlişki	Greville Chester
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Embroidered wool on woven linen Wool Linen Weaving Embroidery Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama	Blue and purple s-spun wool embroidered onto linen. The pattern is geometric and is a corner piece, probably from a tunic. The purple thread create cross hatching and the blue thread form small motifs within the spaces. Three floral motifs, that resemble staffs, are emboridered at each end of the design. The linen is approx. 14x25 tpc and is stained.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1250

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles Death

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 170mm, Width: 155mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1355-1888

Record ID 1355-1888

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1250

Notes Blue and purple s-spun wool embroidered onto linen. Egyptian, ca. AD1250-1500, Mamluk period.The pattern is geometric and is a corner piece, probably from a tunic. The purple thread create cross hatching and the blue thread form small motifs within the spaces. Three floral motifs, that resemble staffs, are emboridered at each end of the design. The linen is approx. 14x25 tpc and is stained.

İlişki Greville Chester

Malzemeler ve teknikler Embroidered wool on woven linen Wool Linen Weaving Embroidery Dyeing

Fiziksel açıklama Blue and purple s-spun wool embroidered onto linen. The pattern is geometric and is a corner piece, probably from a tunic. The purple thread create cross hatching and the blue thread form small motifs within the spaces. Three floral motifs, that resemble staffs, are emboridered at each end of the design. The linen is approx. 14x25 tpc and is stained.