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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Trees Fruit Jardinieres
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 81.5cm, Width: 41cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.155-1951
Record ID	CIRC.155-1951
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 variations and combinations of double running stitch and in musabak stitch, and with metal thread in double running and slanted satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel/Napkin, linen embroidered with silk in variations and combinations of double running stitch, and musabak stitch and with metal thread embroidery is worked in double running and slanted satin stitch. There is a narrow border along either end which extends up the side of the main border. It consists of an angular green meander with blossoms alternating in pairs of yellow and pink. The main border consists of four blue vases containing fruit trees, two with yellow fruit and two with pink fruit. Between each vase is a small pointed green bush.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Trees Fruit Jardinieres

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 81.5cm, Width: 41cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.155-1951

Record ID CIRC.155-1951

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 variations and combinations of double running stitch and in musabak stitch, and with metal thread in double running and slanted satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Towel/Napkin, linen embroidered with silk in variations and combinations of double running stitch, and musabak stitch and with metal thread embroidery is worked in double running and slanted satin stitch. There is a narrow border along either end which extends up the side of the main border. It consists of an angular green meander with blossoms alternating in pairs of yellow and pink. The main border consists of four blue vases containing fruit trees, two with yellow fruit and two with pink fruit. Between each vase is a small pointed green bush.

Üslup Ottoman