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Kerchief

Title	Kerchief
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Crete (made) Turkey (made) -
Subject	Buildings
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 77.5cm, Width: 76.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	2021-1876
Record ID	2021-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	A kerchief is a square cloth with a narrow decorative border along all four sides. People used them on their heads or shoulders or tied them around their hips. At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders for towels and napkins. The colours are strong and embroiderers used greater quantities of metal thread. The designs were always inventive. The colours in some 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but they have faded to pleasing pastel shades.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton, embroidered with silk in double running stitch variations, and with metal thread in satin stitch and double running in a line Cotton Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Kerchief, cotton embroidered with silk in double running stitch variations and with metal thread in satin stitch and double running in a line. The kerchief is decorated with a narrow border along four sided with an additional diagonal floral motif in each corner. The border consists a house-like structure on a hill alternating with a large pink flower and a pair of cypress trees. The kerchief has been trimmed with a lace-like edging.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Kerchief

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Crete (made) Turkey (made) -

Subject Buildings

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 77.5cm, Width: 76.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 2021-1876

Record ID 2021-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes A kerchief is a square cloth with a narrow decorative border along all four sides. People used them on their heads or shoulders or tied them around their hips. At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders for towels and napkins. The colours are strong and embroiderers used greater quantities of metal thread. The designs were always inventive. The colours in some 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but they have faded to pleasing pastel shades.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton, embroidered with silk in double running stitch variations, and with metal thread in satin stitch and double running in a line Cotton Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Kerchief, cotton embroidered with silk in double running stitch variations and with metal thread in satin stitch and double running in a line. The kerchief is decorated with a narrow border along four sided with an additional diagonal floral motif in each corner. The border consists a house-like structure on a hill alternating with a large pink flower and a pair of cypress trees. The kerchief has been trimmed with a lace-like edging.

Üslup Ottoman