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Napkin

Title	Napkin
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Stylized Flowers Sailing Ship
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 77.5cm, Width: 40.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.504-1950
Record ID	T.504-1950
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.
Sample Text	Transliteration .
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen, embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations, and with metal thread in double running variations and slanted satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama	Towel/Napkin, linen embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations and with metal thread in double running variations and slanted satin stitch. The narrow border is decorated with an angular floral meander with round blossoms in pink, yellow and blue. Above this are two sailing ships, each with three masts, a cabin at the stern and an anchor at the stem.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Napkin

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Stylized Flowers Sailing Ship

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 77.5cm, Width: 40.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.504-1950

Record ID T.504-1950

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.

Sample Text Transliteration .

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen, embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations, and with metal thread in double running variations and slanted satin stitch Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering

Fiziksel açıklama Towel/Napkin, linen embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations and with metal thread in double running variations and slanted satin stitch. The narrow border is decorated with an angular floral meander with round blossoms in pink, yellow and blue. Above this are two sailing ships, each with three masts, a cabin at the stern and an anchor at the stem.

Üslup Ottoman