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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Stylized Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 71.5cm, Width: 47cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	682-1877
Record ID	682-1877
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 in variations and combinations, and with plate in satin stitch Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double running in variations and combinations and with plate in satin stitch. Both ends have been decorated with a border of small repeating motifs: an abundant floral and leafy arrangement in a small bowl; the predominant colours are green and pink with gold. Below this is a very narrow border in which trees alternate with two stylised motifs, one of which is an upright sprig with one pink leaf and one green leaf. The ends and the lower part of the sides is edged with metal thread. One side has been cut and hemmed.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Stylized Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 71.5cm, Width: 47cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 682-1877

Record ID 682-1877

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 in variations and combinations, and with plate in satin stitch Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double running in variations and combinations and with plate in satin stitch. Both ends have been decorated with a border of small repeating motifs: an abundant floral and leafy arrangement in a small bowl; the predominant colours are green and pink with gold. Below this is a very narrow border in which trees alternate with two stylised motifs, one of which is an upright sprig with one pink leaf and one green leaf. The ends and the lower part of the sides is edged with metal thread. One side has been cut and hemmed.

Üslup Ottoman