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Title	Textile
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1250
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Archaeology Textiles Death Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Piece one length: 170mm, Piece one width: 70mm, Piece two length: 90mm, Piece two width: 85mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.138-1935
Record ID	T.138-1935
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1250
Notes	Fragments of embroidered red silk on undyed linen. Egyptian, Mamluk, ca. AD1250- 1500. Reapeating motifs cover the fabric. The motifs are small (5x7mm) and roughly floral in shape. The linen is 30x30 tpc (system1:system2) with some light staining. There are four main fragments and some smaller pieces. 'Piece two' has two pieces of the same fabric stitched down the centre (patterns in opposite direction) using whip stitch with white thread. At one end of the join is a small piece of another fabric. This piece (10x6mm) is tapestry woven, possibly with silk, in V shapes of differing colours - light blue, dark blude and orange.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Embroidered silk on linen Linen Silk Weaving Dyeing Embroidery
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragments of embroidered red silk on undyed linen. Reapeating motifs cover the fabric. The motifs are small (5x7mm) and roughly floral in shape. The linen is 30x30 tpc (system1:system2) with some light staining. There are four main fragments and some smaller pieces. 'Piece two' has two pieces of the same fabric stitched down the centre (patterns in opposite direction) using whip stitch with white thread. At one end of the join is a small piece of another fabric. This piece (10x6mm) is tapestry woven, possibly with silk, in V shapes of differing colours - light blue, dark blude and orange.

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Textile

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1250

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Archaeology Textiles Death Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Piece one length: 170mm, Piece one width: 70mm, Piece two length: 90mm, Piece two width: 85mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.138-1935

Record ID T.138-1935

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1250

Notes Fragments of embroidered red silk on undyed linen. Egyptian, Mamluk, ca. AD1250- 1500. Reapeating motifs cover the fabric. The motifs are small (5x7mm) and roughly floral in shape. The linen is 30x30 tpc (system1:system2) with some light staining. There are four main fragments and some smaller pieces. 'Piece two' has two pieces of the same fabric stitched down the centre (patterns in opposite direction) using whip stitch with white thread. At one end of the join is a small piece of another fabric. This piece (10x6mm) is tapestry woven, possibly with silk, in V shapes of differing colours - light blue, dark blude and orange.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Embroidered silk on linen Linen Silk Weaving Dyeing Embroidery

Fiziksel açıklama Fragments of embroidered red silk on undyed linen. Reapeating motifs cover the fabric. The motifs are small (5x7mm) and roughly floral in shape. The linen is 30x30 tpc (system1:system2) with some light staining. There are four main fragments and some smaller pieces. 'Piece two' has two pieces of the same fabric stitched down the centre (patterns in opposite direction) using whip stitch with white thread. At one end of the join is a small piece of another fabric. This piece (10x6mm) is tapestry woven, possibly with silk, in V shapes of differing colours - light blue, dark blude and orange.