Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Stylized Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 156cm, Width: 40cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.90-1913
Record ID
T.90-1913
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 in double darning and double running in a line, and with plate in musabak and satin stitch Cotton Yarn Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Towel or Napkin, cotton embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line and with plate in musabak and satin stitch. The rolled hem has been oversewn and decorated with spirals of metal thread. The border is deep and there is no minor border along the edge. Metal thread has been used to divide the border into elborate compartments, but as it has also been used for flower stems, it is difficult to distinguish the two apart - the overall impression is of disjointed gold lines, snaking through some pink and blue flowers. Each border contains three pink flowers with metal thread centres which have been placed across the mid-line of the border; these alternate with three pink flowers in profile. Smaller pink and blue flowers and buds are scattered around and there are small green leaves.
Üslup
Ottoman
