نویسنده
Unknown
تاریخ انتشار
1250
محل انتشار
Egypt (made) -
موضوع
Archaeology Death Textiles Africa
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Length: 140mm, Width: 85mm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
1174-1900
شماره ثبت
1174-1900
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1250
یادداشتها
A fragment of woven, blue, silk damask. Egyptian, Mamluk ca. AD1250-1500. The piece is roughly cut in a rectangle. Length of 140mm and width of 85mm. Some holes. On one side the selvage has been hemmed over with rough whip stitches using a light brown thread. A geometric pattern using diamonds is just visible on some of the fragment. A damask is a reversible fabric of silk (also wool, linen or cotton) with a pattern formed from one warp and one weft. The pattern is in a warp-faced, satin weave with the bnackground in weft-faced, sateen weave. Often with large floral designs. Damask was produced in ancient China but took itâs name from Damascus, Syria, where it was produced for European export in the 12th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
A fragment of woven, blue, silk damask. The piece is roughly cut in a rectangle. On one side the selvage has been hemmed over with rough whip stitches using a light brown thread. A geometric pattern using diamonds is just visible on some of the fragment. Some holes.