Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Dish Dessert Dish Leaves Food
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 110.5cm, Width: 49cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
480-1877
Record ID
480-1877
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
Linen, embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal and double running in a line, and with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal and fishbone stitch Linen Silk Thread Metal Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Towel/Napkin of linen embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal and double running in a line with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal and fishbone stitch. There are 11 silk ends per selvedge. Along each end is a narrow band of blocks worked in pink and green silk and metal thread. Above this are three large bowls stacked with smaller bowls filld with pink and light pink and interspersed with green leaves.
Üslup
Ottoman
