Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1700
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Rose Stylized Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Each border length: 73cm, Each border width: 50cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.151&A-1929
Record ID
CIRC.151&A-1929
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1700
Notes
Turkish people wore sashes round their waists. They tied them so that the decorative ends hung below knee level. From about the 1720s onwards Ottoman embroidery stopped copying woven designs and became a truly creative art form. Designers introduced new, lifelike floral decorations, many of which were very detailed. They allowed some floral decorations to sway and sweep across the fabric. Some were stylised. All decorations were worked in soft colours often enriched with metal thread. The colours of many 18th century embroideries were originally very bright but they have faded to pleasing pastel shades.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen, embroidered with silk in double running steps and in diagonal lines, double running in a line and fishbone stitch Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering
Parçalar
Sash Border, Sash Border
Fiziksel açıklama
Sash Borders, linen embroidered with silk double running in steps and in diagonal lines, double running in a line and fishbone stitch (border). There are four elements in this design: a round red blossom with petals separated by thin green leaves, a ragged blue flower, a spray of rose leaves and a rosebud. These have been arranged to give the impression of two offset bands, but the placing is quite haphazard..
Üslup
Ottoman
