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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 136cm, Width: 49cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.748-1912
Record ID	CIRC.748-1912
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 and double running in a line, and with plate in satin stitch Silk Thread Metal Thread Cotton Yarn Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel or Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line and with plate in satin stitch. The hem has been rolled and oversewn with metal thread in buttonhole stitch. There is a narrow border, not delineated by lines, in which large and small horizontal curling leaves alternate; the colours are predominantly green and pink and are outlined with metal thread. Above this the main border consists of a repeated floral arrangment. These are linked at their bases by a pair of green leaves and a white/light pink trefoil. The arrangement consists of a blue vase and a pair of green vertical leaves with a large pink flower; these are surrounded by smaller leaves which are alternately green or white.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 136cm, Width: 49cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.748-1912

Record ID CIRC.748-1912

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 and double running in a line, and with plate in satin stitch Silk Thread Metal Thread Cotton Yarn Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Towel or Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line and with plate in satin stitch. The hem has been rolled and oversewn with metal thread in buttonhole stitch. There is a narrow border, not delineated by lines, in which large and small horizontal curling leaves alternate; the colours are predominantly green and pink and are outlined with metal thread. Above this the main border consists of a repeated floral arrangment. These are linked at their bases by a pair of green leaves and a white/light pink trefoil. The arrangement consists of a blue vase and a pair of green vertical leaves with a large pink flower; these are surrounded by smaller leaves which are alternately green or white.

Üslup Ottoman