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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1830
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Buildings Flowers Cypress
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 160cm, Width: 52.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.159-1927
Record ID	T.159-1927
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1830
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 in double darning, double running in a line and musabak stitch, and with plate in musabak and padded satin stitch Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning, double running in a line and musabak stitch, and with plate in musabak and padded satin stitch. The narrow border along the ends and up the sides of the border is worked in metal thread.The border consists of two alternating motifs, both worked in metal thread: a small building on a mound and a large structure which resembles a minbar. Above and below these are predominantly dark pink and red flowers. There are some small cypress trees and isolated sprigs below. One side has been cut and hemmed
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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1830

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Buildings Flowers Cypress

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 160cm, Width: 52.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.159-1927

Record ID T.159-1927

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1830

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 in double darning, double running in a line and musabak stitch, and with plate in musabak and padded satin stitch Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning, double running in a line and musabak stitch, and with plate in musabak and padded satin stitch. The narrow border along the ends and up the sides of the border is worked in metal thread.The border consists of two alternating motifs, both worked in metal thread: a small building on a mound and a large structure which resembles a minbar. Above and below these are predominantly dark pink and red flowers. There are some small cypress trees and isolated sprigs below. One side has been cut and hemmed

Üslup Ottoman