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Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1250
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Archaeology Death Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 140mm, Width: 85mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1174-1900
Record ID	1174-1900
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1250
Notes	A fragment of woven, blue, silk damask. Egyptian, Mamluk ca. AD1250-1500. The piece is roughly cut in a rectangle. Length of 140mm and width of 85mm. Some holes. On one side the selvage has been hemmed over with rough whip stitches using a light brown thread. A geometric pattern using diamonds is just visible on some of the fragment. A damask is a reversible fabric of silk (also wool, linen or cotton) with a pattern formed from one warp and one weft. The pattern is in a warp-faced, satin weave with the bnackground in weft-faced, sateen weave. Often with large floral designs. Damask was produced in ancient China but took itâs name from Damascus, Syria, where it was produced for European export in the 12th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama	A fragment of woven, blue, silk damask. The piece is roughly cut in a rectangle. On one side the selvage has been hemmed over with rough whip stitches using a light brown thread. A geometric pattern using diamonds is just visible on some of the fragment. Some holes.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1250

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Archaeology Death Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 140mm, Width: 85mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1174-1900

Record ID 1174-1900

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1250

Notes A fragment of woven, blue, silk damask. Egyptian, Mamluk ca. AD1250-1500. The piece is roughly cut in a rectangle. Length of 140mm and width of 85mm. Some holes. On one side the selvage has been hemmed over with rough whip stitches using a light brown thread. A geometric pattern using diamonds is just visible on some of the fragment. A damask is a reversible fabric of silk (also wool, linen or cotton) with a pattern formed from one warp and one weft. The pattern is in a warp-faced, satin weave with the bnackground in weft-faced, sateen weave. Often with large floral designs. Damask was produced in ancient China but took itâs name from Damascus, Syria, where it was produced for European export in the 12th century.

Malzemeler ve teknikler woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing

Fiziksel açıklama A fragment of woven, blue, silk damask. The piece is roughly cut in a rectangle. On one side the selvage has been hemmed over with rough whip stitches using a light brown thread. A geometric pattern using diamonds is just visible on some of the fragment. Some holes.