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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Roses Stylized Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 118cm, Width: 51cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.149-1929
Record ID	CIRC.149-1929
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	Cotton, embroidered with silk in double darning, musabak and satin stitch, and with metal thread in slanted satin stitch Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning, musabak and satin stitch, and with metal thread in slanted satin stitch. There is a narrow, delineated border with a floral meander with pink and blue flowers alternating. The main border contains three isolated floral sprigs in which a horizontal stem with green serrated leaves and a pink rose bud curves over and around a large pink blossom.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Roses Stylized Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 118cm, Width: 51cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.149-1929

Record ID CIRC.149-1929

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 Cotton, embroidered with silk in double darning, musabak and satin stitch, and with metal thread in slanted satin stitch Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Towel/Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning, musabak and satin stitch, and with metal thread in slanted satin stitch. There is a narrow, delineated border with a floral meander with pink and blue flowers alternating. The main border contains three isolated floral sprigs in which a horizontal stem with green serrated leaves and a pink rose bud curves over and around a large pink blossom.

Üslup Ottoman