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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Flowers Pansy
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 160cm, Width: 53cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.191-1957
Record ID	T.191-1957
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
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	Linen, embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line, and with plate in satin stitch and satin stitch filling in squares Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Lace Making
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel/Napkin, linen embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line, and with plate in satin stitch and satin stitch filling in squares. The narrow border along either end consists of two types of flower, a rose and a pansy, in shades of pink and orange and yellow. These are linked by a meandering stem with small leaves in green and blue. The main border is worked in the same colours and consists of four pansy-like flowers above which are three, and an incomplete fourth, large flowers, a pink one alternating with ann orange/yellow one. Between these are densely packed leaf-like motifs topped in dark and light blue. There is a metal lace edging along either end and along the side of the borders.
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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Flowers Pansy

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 160cm, Width: 53cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.191-1957

Record ID T.191-1957

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

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 Linen, embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line, and with plate in satin stitch and satin stitch filling in squares Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering Lace Making

Fiziksel açıklama Towel/Napkin, linen embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line, and with plate in satin stitch and satin stitch filling in squares. The narrow border along either end consists of two types of flower, a rose and a pansy, in shades of pink and orange and yellow. These are linked by a meandering stem with small leaves in green and blue. The main border is worked in the same colours and consists of four pansy-like flowers above which are three, and an incomplete fourth, large flowers, a pink one alternating with ann orange/yellow one. Between these are densely packed leaf-like motifs topped in dark and light blue. There is a metal lace edging along either end and along the side of the borders.

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