Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Antinoe (made) Egypt (made) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 55mm, Width: 130mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.167-1914
Record ID
T.167-1914
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of a woollen cloth, woven in dark blue and buff-colour with a diaper of small octagons enclosing plant forms; quadruple foliations fill the intervening spaces.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Weft faced compound tabby, wool Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a weft faced compound tabby (taquété) fabric, possibly from a cushion or cover, in dark blue and tan S-spun wool. The geometric pattern consists of rows of octagons enclosing crosses or quatrefoils, with smaller crosses in the intervening spaces. There is a possible weaving fault in the middle row, whereby the bottom terminal of the cross design is only half the height of the top terminal, caused by the weaver skipping several rows of the pattern. This suggests the design was worked from memory, rather than a fixed pattern device (information from Frances Pritchard; see reference field below)
Üslup
Late Antique
