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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject	Textiles Archaeology Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 180mm, Width: 115mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	899-1886
Record ID	899-1886
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	This is a fragment from a type of textile known to have been used for cushion and mattress covers. This fragment is likely to have been cut from a mattress cover in modern times. The decoration is composed of repeating bands with a complex chequer design taking the place of the simple motifs in contrasting colours that are more typical of this weave. Certain technical characteristics, in particular the fact that the compound structure continues on through the plain cherry-red bands, set this textile aside from the majority of finds in this weave. Although discovered in Egypt, it may have been made elsewhere.
Sample Text	Transliteration,
İlişki	Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Weft-faced compound plain weave Wool Plain Weave
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment from a mattress or cushion cover, wool, in weft-faced plain weave. The fragment is in chequered green wool in two shades, separated by narrow red wool stripes.
Üretim	Hartley et al. (see references) argue that the design and two-tone effect of this piece is in imitation of contemporary silks.
Üslup	Egyptian Late Antique

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Place Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -

Subject Textiles Archaeology Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 180mm, Width: 115mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 899-1886

Record ID 899-1886

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes This is a fragment from a type of textile known to have been used for cushion and mattress covers. This fragment is likely to have been cut from a mattress cover in modern times. The decoration is composed of repeating bands with a complex chequer design taking the place of the simple motifs in contrasting colours that are more typical of this weave. Certain technical characteristics, in particular the fact that the compound structure continues on through the plain cherry-red bands, set this textile aside from the majority of finds in this weave. Although discovered in Egypt, it may have been made elsewhere.

Sample Text Transliteration,

İlişki Henry Wallis

Malzemeler ve teknikler Weft-faced compound plain weave Wool Plain Weave

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment from a mattress or cushion cover, wool, in weft-faced plain weave. The fragment is in chequered green wool in two shades, separated by narrow red wool stripes.

Üretim Hartley et al. (see references) argue that the design and two-tone effect of this piece is in imitation of contemporary silks.

Üslup Egyptian Late Antique