Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Trees Buildings Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 20.5cm, Width: 59.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.261-1934
Record ID
T.261-1934
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.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Cotton, embroidered with silk and metal thread in double darning, with metal thread in double darning, fishbone and satin stitch, and with plate in satin stitch filling in squares and satin stitch Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Towel/Napkin Border, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning, with metal thread in double darning, fishbone and satin stitch and with plate in satin stitch filling in squares and satin stitch. The narrow border is formed by a scalloped line of metal thread; at each point there is tree-like foliage in dark green alternating with light green and containing two flowerheads. The main border contains two repeated motifs: (1) a large tree with a pair of metal thread leaves, dark and light green foliage and small pink flowerheads and (2) a rather abstract arrangement which may be interpreted as a rectangular blue pool above which is a building flanked on either side by rectangular flowerbeds, each containing a single cypress tree; there is a large pink and metal thread blossom on top.
Üslup
Ottoman
