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Hood (headgear)

Title	Hood (headgear)
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1250
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles Hats & Headwear Death
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	From crown to edge width: 120mm, Length: 350mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.25-1929
Record ID	T.25-1929
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1250
Notes	A cowl/hood made of colourful silk patches applied onto a linen lining. Perhaps for a child. Egyptian, Eafu; ca. AD1250-1500. From a tomb. The lining is formed from a rectangular piece of linen (undyed; plain weave; approx. 12x12 tpc), folded over and sewn along one edge (above the skull). The final shape is a long rectangle with a rounded corner at the crown. The top edge of the hood (above the forehead) is hemmed with a pink thread sewn in plaited form. The rest of the linen is hemmed by turning over the edge and sewing with a whip stitch in a blue, linen thread (poorly dyed). The covering is formed by patches of colourful silk (pink, blue, green, yellow) roughly sewn over the linen. One patch one either side is a pink/red linen patch, z-spun, sewn with blue thread. The patches are joined with a whip stitch in undyed linen thread. The patches are geometric and form Xs, triangles and squares within squares. The cowl is further decorated with small holes sewn with embroidered buttonhole stitch in a variety of colourful threads (blue, pink, black, yellow). The pink appears to be silk but the others may be linen threads. It is stained.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven linen and silk, embroidered and appliqued silk Silk (Textile) Linen Weaving Dyeing Sewing Embroidery Applique
Fiziksel açıklama	A cowl/hood made of colourful silk patches applied onto a linen lining. Perhaps for a child. The lining is formed from a rectangular piece of linen (undyed; plain weave; approx. 12x12 tpc), folded over and sewn along one edge (above the skull). The final shape is a long rectangle with a rounded corner at the crown. The top edge of the hood (above the forehead) is hemmed with a pink thread sewn in plaited form. The rest of the linen is hemmed by turning over the edge and sewing with a whip stitch in a blue, linen thread (poorly dyed). The covering is formed by patches of colourful silk (pink, blue, green, yellow) roughly sewn over the linen. One patch one either side is a pink/red linen patch, z-spun, sewn with blue thread. The patches are joined with a whip stitch in undyed linen thread. The patches are geometric and form Xs, triangles and squares within squares. The cowl is further decorated with small holes sewn with embroidered buttonhole stitch in a variety of colourful threads (blue, pink, black, yellow). The pink appears to be silk but the others may be linen threads. It is stained.

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Hood (headgear)

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1250

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles Hats & Headwear Death

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions From crown to edge width: 120mm, Length: 350mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.25-1929

Record ID T.25-1929

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1250

Notes A cowl/hood made of colourful silk patches applied onto a linen lining. Perhaps for a child. Egyptian, Eafu; ca. AD1250-1500. From a tomb. The lining is formed from a rectangular piece of linen (undyed; plain weave; approx. 12x12 tpc), folded over and sewn along one edge (above the skull). The final shape is a long rectangle with a rounded corner at the crown. The top edge of the hood (above the forehead) is hemmed with a pink thread sewn in plaited form. The rest of the linen is hemmed by turning over the edge and sewing with a whip stitch in a blue, linen thread (poorly dyed). The covering is formed by patches of colourful silk (pink, blue, green, yellow) roughly sewn over the linen. One patch one either side is a pink/red linen patch, z-spun, sewn with blue thread. The patches are joined with a whip stitch in undyed linen thread. The patches are geometric and form Xs, triangles and squares within squares. The cowl is further decorated with small holes sewn with embroidered buttonhole stitch in a variety of colourful threads (blue, pink, black, yellow). The pink appears to be silk but the others may be linen threads. It is stained.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven linen and silk, embroidered and appliqued silk Silk (Textile) Linen Weaving Dyeing Sewing Embroidery Applique

Fiziksel açıklama A cowl/hood made of colourful silk patches applied onto a linen lining. Perhaps for a child. The lining is formed from a rectangular piece of linen (undyed; plain weave; approx. 12x12 tpc), folded over and sewn along one edge (above the skull). The final shape is a long rectangle with a rounded corner at the crown. The top edge of the hood (above the forehead) is hemmed with a pink thread sewn in plaited form. The rest of the linen is hemmed by turning over the edge and sewing with a whip stitch in a blue, linen thread (poorly dyed). The covering is formed by patches of colourful silk (pink, blue, green, yellow) roughly sewn over the linen. One patch one either side is a pink/red linen patch, z-spun, sewn with blue thread. The patches are joined with a whip stitch in undyed linen thread. The patches are geometric and form Xs, triangles and squares within squares. The cowl is further decorated with small holes sewn with embroidered buttonhole stitch in a variety of colourful threads (blue, pink, black, yellow). The pink appears to be silk but the others may be linen threads. It is stained.