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Towel or napkin

Title	Towel or napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Leaves Trees Stylized Flowers Arches
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 146cm, Width: 55cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.65-1963
Record ID	T.65-1963
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
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.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton, embroidered with silk and metal thread in double running variations and combinations Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing Lace Making
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel/napkin of cotton embroidered with silk and metal thread in double running variations and combinations. The narrow border along either end is green and meanders in an angular fashion with pairs of small leaves and round blossoms each in yellow and red. The main border is divided into a series of arched compartments with vertical columns. Each compartment contains a stylised tree with green roots, palm-like leaves and a pair of hanging yellow leaves (or fruit) outlined in red. At the top of each arch is a small tree with seven round blossoms outlined in red and between these is a small tree in two shades of green.One side has been cut and hemmed and there is an attached band of needle lace worked with metal thread in detached buttonhole stitch.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Towel or napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Leaves Trees Stylized Flowers Arches

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 146cm, Width: 55cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.65-1963

Record ID T.65-1963

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

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.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton, embroidered with silk and metal thread in double running variations and combinations Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing Lace Making

Fiziksel açıklama Towel/napkin of cotton embroidered with silk and metal thread in double running variations and combinations. The narrow border along either end is green and meanders in an angular fashion with pairs of small leaves and round blossoms each in yellow and red. The main border is divided into a series of arched compartments with vertical columns. Each compartment contains a stylised tree with green roots, palm-like leaves and a pair of hanging yellow leaves (or fruit) outlined in red. At the top of each arch is a small tree with seven round blossoms outlined in red and between these is a small tree in two shades of green.One side has been cut and hemmed and there is an attached band of needle lace worked with metal thread in detached buttonhole stitch.

Üslup Ottoman