Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Textiles Embroidery
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Width: 20.5in, Width: 21.5cm, Depth: 29.75in, Depth: 75.6cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.438-1971
Record ID
T.438-1971
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Cover of embroidered silk with silks, Turkey, 18th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Embroidered silk with silks
Fiziksel açıklama
Cover of embroidered silk. Composed of three joined strips. Embroidered with silks in shades of terra cotta, pink, blue, black and cream. Laid and couched work, double-back and stem stitches. With large blossoms and sprays of leaves are arranged in vertical and horizontal rows across the ground. The silk embroidery filling stitch is laid and couched by a couched line with outlines worked in a combination of back stitch and running stitch. The stems and small leaves are worked in close herringbone stitch.
Üslup
Ottoman
