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Title	Cover
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1600
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Stylized Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	655&A-1893
Record ID	655&A-1893
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1600
Notes	The oldest Ottoman embroideries in the Museum date from the 16th and 17th centuries. They are whole or fragments of covers and wall hangings decorated with large-scale, bold designs in a limited palette of red, blue, green and yellow with white and black. The main design in the 17th century was based on wavy parallel stems which run along the length of the fabric.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen, embroidered with silk in regular surface darning Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering
Parçalar	Cover, Cover
Fiziksel açıklama	Two panels which, when joined down the centre, form a square cover. Linen embroidered with silk in regular surface darning. Each panel contains two vertical parallel stems which are formed by green outlines and red scale-like segments. A elicate green stem and leaf hangs down from the main stem and is attached to a large, segmented and pointed fruit. This has not been identified but resembles a bunch of grapes. This fruit forms three rows in which it alternates to the left and to the right. Along each row a redfruit alternates with a blue fruit. Each panel has a border along three sides. The border is divided into a series of niches formed by a blue line and each niche contains either a blue flower with a white centre or a red flower with a green centre.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Cover

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1600

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Stylized Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 655&A-1893

Record ID 655&A-1893

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1600

Notes The oldest Ottoman embroideries in the Museum date from the 16th and 17th centuries. They are whole or fragments of covers and wall hangings decorated with large-scale, bold designs in a limited palette of red, blue, green and yellow with white and black. The main design in the 17th century was based on wavy parallel stems which run along the length of the fabric.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen, embroidered with silk in regular surface darning Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering

Parçalar Cover, Cover

Fiziksel açıklama Two panels which, when joined down the centre, form a square cover. Linen embroidered with silk in regular surface darning. Each panel contains two vertical parallel stems which are formed by green outlines and red scale-like segments. A elicate green stem and leaf hangs down from the main stem and is attached to a large, segmented and pointed fruit. This has not been identified but resembles a bunch of grapes. This fruit forms three rows in which it alternates to the left and to the right. Along each row a redfruit alternates with a blue fruit. Each panel has a border along three sides. The border is divided into a series of niches formed by a blue line and each niche contains either a blue flower with a white centre or a red flower with a green centre.

Üslup Ottoman