Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1700
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Stylized Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 43cm, Width: 70cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1419-1900
Record ID
1419-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1700
Notes
This is either a complete object - a cover, probably to protect a book cradled on a book stand - or it is a border cut from a bath wrap or a sash. Bath wraps were used in the hamman [public bath] and sashes were worn around the waist, tied so that the decorative ends hung at knee level. From about the 1720s onwards Ottoman embroidery stopped copying woven designs and became a truly creative art form: new, naturalistic floral motifs were introduced and many of them were depicted in great detail. Some were allowed to sway and sweep across the fabric, some were stylised and many were enriched with metal thread. The colours were originally very bright but have often faded to pleasing pastel shades.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen, embroidered with silk in double running in steps and double running variations Linen Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
This is either a complete object - a cover, possibly for a book stand - or it is a Border, cut from a bath wrap or a sash. Linen embroidered with silk in double running in steps and double running variations. The design is reflected across the vertical axis, forming a mirror image. It is a diagonal spray of seven large green leaves and small pink flowers and white flowerheads with pink cyclamen and it forms a rectangle.
Üslup
Ottoman
