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Title	Cover
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1600
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Stylized Flowers Roses (Flowers)
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 75cm, Width: 140cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.99-1923
Record ID	T.99-1923
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1600
Notes	The designs of domestic embroideries like this one are clearly based on the more expensive woven silks popular at the Ottoman court. The embroideries have the same flowers, serrated leaves and other motifs as the woven silks, but their shapes are often less well-defined. The embroideries required less costly materials (mainly linen and silk thread) and women could make them in their own homes. Large panels served as quilt-covers and hangings. Smaller pieces were used as napkins, sashes and towels, and for wrapping oneâs possessions on the way to the public bath. Most of the embroidery is done in simple stitches, such as darning stitch, couching and running stitch.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen, embroidered with silk in fine darning over one thread Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Cover, incomplete, linen embroidered with silk in fine darning over one thread. 47 warp and 47 weft threads per inch. There is a border with a segmented undulating stem decorated with the same elements as the field. The field is decorated with undulating parellel stems which have a central white zigzagged line with alternating red or blue triangles. From the stem grow red stems some with two white flowers, some with a red and green rose bud and others with a spray of composite flowers. Some of the minor stems are green or blue; any leaves are small and vary in colour.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Cover

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1600

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Stylized Flowers Roses (Flowers)

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 75cm, Width: 140cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.99-1923

Record ID T.99-1923

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1600

Notes The designs of domestic embroideries like this one are clearly based on the more expensive woven silks popular at the Ottoman court. The embroideries have the same flowers, serrated leaves and other motifs as the woven silks, but their shapes are often less well-defined. The embroideries required less costly materials (mainly linen and silk thread) and women could make them in their own homes. Large panels served as quilt-covers and hangings. Smaller pieces were used as napkins, sashes and towels, and for wrapping oneâs possessions on the way to the public bath. Most of the embroidery is done in simple stitches, such as darning stitch, couching and running stitch.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen, embroidered with silk in fine darning over one thread Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Cover, incomplete, linen embroidered with silk in fine darning over one thread. 47 warp and 47 weft threads per inch. There is a border with a segmented undulating stem decorated with the same elements as the field. The field is decorated with undulating parellel stems which have a central white zigzagged line with alternating red or blue triangles. From the stem grow red stems some with two white flowers, some with a red and green rose bud and others with a spray of composite flowers. Some of the minor stems are green or blue; any leaves are small and vary in colour.

Üslup Ottoman