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Sash

Title	Sash
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Stylized Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 177cm, Width: 27cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.6-1936
Record ID	CIRC.6-1936
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Turkish people wore sashes round their waists. They tied them so that the decorative ends hung below knee level. Women may have threaded narrow sashes such as this one through the waistband of their trousers to hold them in place. At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders for towels and napkins. The colours were strong and embroiderers used greater quantities of metal thread. The designs were always inventive. The colours in some 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but they have faded to pleasing pastel shades.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Embroidered linen with metal thread Linen Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Sash of embroidered linen with metal thread in double darning arranged in geometric patterns and satin stitch. There is a narrow geometric border along either edge with a large floral spray above it forming a square pattern. This begins with a crescent shape from which one stem grows, quickly branching into a pair of stems which curve out and up. The central stem branches again into a pair of short stems, then continues through a central blossom, from which two more short diagonal stems emerge, and ends in a ragged flower. In total there are three ragged flowers and five blossoms.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Sash

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Stylized Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 177cm, Width: 27cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.6-1936

Record ID CIRC.6-1936

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Turkish people wore sashes round their waists. They tied them so that the decorative ends hung below knee level. Women may have threaded narrow sashes such as this one through the waistband of their trousers to hold them in place. At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders for towels and napkins. The colours were strong and embroiderers used greater quantities of metal thread. The designs were always inventive. The colours in some 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but they have faded to pleasing pastel shades.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Embroidered linen with metal thread Linen Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Sash of embroidered linen with metal thread in double darning arranged in geometric patterns and satin stitch. There is a narrow geometric border along either edge with a large floral spray above it forming a square pattern. This begins with a crescent shape from which one stem grows, quickly branching into a pair of stems which curve out and up. The central stem branches again into a pair of short stems, then continues through a central blossom, from which two more short diagonal stems emerge, and ends in a ragged flower. In total there are three ragged flowers and five blossoms.

Üslup Ottoman