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Bath towel

Title	Bath towel
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1830
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Flowers Hyacinth
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Excluding fringe length: 169.5cm, Width: 92cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	45-1879
Record ID	45-1879
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 are strong and greater quantities of metal thread were used. The designs were consistently inventive. The colours in some 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but have faded to pleasing pastel shades. Bath towels were woven with a looped pile. The idea was introduced into western Europe when it was copied by the Manchester firm of Christy and Sons about 1840.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen 2/2 twill with weft loops, embroidered with silk in double darning, double running in a line and musabak, with metal thread in fishbone and satin stitch, and with plate in satin stitch filling in squares Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Bath Towel, 2/2 linen twill with weft loops embroidered with silk in double darning, double running in a line and musabak and with metal thread in fishbone and satin stitch and with plate in satin stitch filling in squares. Both ends have been embroidered with a repeating circular, floral motif. There is a pink rose, three closed and one open rose buds on a leafy curving stem and one blue open bud on the same stem. From this bud and curling around the rose is a spray of small pink flowers. There is a narrow border across the ends and up the lower sides; it is outlined in metal thread and contains a floral meander of pink and blue blossoms and leaves. There is a warp fringe at one end.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Bath towel

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1830

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Flowers Hyacinth

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Excluding fringe length: 169.5cm, Width: 92cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 45-1879

Record ID 45-1879

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 are strong and greater quantities of metal thread were used. The designs were consistently inventive. The colours in some 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but have faded to pleasing pastel shades. Bath towels were woven with a looped pile. The idea was introduced into western Europe when it was copied by the Manchester firm of Christy and Sons about 1840.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen 2/2 twill with weft loops, embroidered with silk in double darning, double running in a line and musabak, with metal thread in fishbone and satin stitch, and with plate in satin stitch filling in squares Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Bath Towel, 2/2 linen twill with weft loops embroidered with silk in double darning, double running in a line and musabak and with metal thread in fishbone and satin stitch and with plate in satin stitch filling in squares. Both ends have been embroidered with a repeating circular, floral motif. There is a pink rose, three closed and one open rose buds on a leafy curving stem and one blue open bud on the same stem. From this bud and curling around the rose is a spray of small pink flowers. There is a narrow border across the ends and up the lower sides; it is outlined in metal thread and contains a floral meander of pink and blue blossoms and leaves. There is a warp fringe at one end.

Üslup Ottoman