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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Date:	1250
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Width: 21cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	131-1896
Record ID	131-1896
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1250
Notes	Fragment of a tunic, linen with silk embroidery, Egypt, Mamluk period
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Plain woven linen, pattern darning and stem stitch silk embroidery Linen Silk Plain Weave Stem Stitch Pattern Darning
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment of a plain woven, undyed linen tunic, possibly a sleeve, decorated with counted-thread blue and brown silk embroidery, in pattern draning and stem stitch. The decoration consists of two strips, each of three bands of narrow geometric patterning, sewn together. Remaining races suggest that the strips were originally moutned onto silk, and then later mounted to the linen cloth.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Date 1250

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Width: 21cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 131-1896

Record ID 131-1896

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1250

Notes Fragment of a tunic, linen with silk embroidery, Egypt, Mamluk period

Malzemeler ve teknikler Plain woven linen, pattern darning and stem stitch silk embroidery Linen Silk Plain Weave Stem Stitch Pattern Darning

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment of a plain woven, undyed linen tunic, possibly a sleeve, decorated with counted-thread blue and brown silk embroidery, in pattern draning and stem stitch. The decoration consists of two strips, each of three bands of narrow geometric patterning, sewn together. Remaining races suggest that the strips were originally moutned onto silk, and then later mounted to the linen cloth.