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Title	Sash border
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1700
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Hyacinth Stylized Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 30.5cm, Width: 61cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	477-1877
Record ID	477-1877
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1700
Notes	Sashes were worn around the waist and were tied so that the decorative ends hung at knee level. From about the 1720s onwards Ottoman embroidery stopped copying woven designs and became a truly creative art form: new, naturalistic floral motifs were introduced and many of them were depicted in great detail. Some were allowed to sway and sweep across the fabric, some were stylised and many were enriched with metal thread. The colours were originally very bright but have often faded to pleasing pastel shades.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen warp and silk weft, embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line and satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Sash border woven with a linen warp and silk weft forming bands, embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line and satin stitch. The embroidery is in the form of two almost square panels, side by side. Each begins at the bottom with a small curling stem which branches many times to fill the area available. These stems bear red and white flowers, white tulip-like flowers against green leaves and sprays of blue hyacinth.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Sash border

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1700

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Hyacinth Stylized Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 30.5cm, Width: 61cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 477-1877

Record ID 477-1877

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1700

Notes Sashes were worn around the waist and were tied so that the decorative ends hung at knee level. From about the 1720s onwards Ottoman embroidery stopped copying woven designs and became a truly creative art form: new, naturalistic floral motifs were introduced and many of them were depicted in great detail. Some were allowed to sway and sweep across the fabric, some were stylised and many were enriched with metal thread. The colours were originally very bright but have often faded to pleasing pastel shades.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen warp and silk weft, embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line and satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Sash border woven with a linen warp and silk weft forming bands, embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line and satin stitch. The embroidery is in the form of two almost square panels, side by side. Each begins at the bottom with a small curling stem which branches many times to fill the area available. These stems bear red and white flowers, white tulip-like flowers against green leaves and sprays of blue hyacinth.

Üslup Ottoman