Cushion Cover
1100-1200 (made)
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This is a wonderful survival in shape of an embroidered cushion cover.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidery on plain woven linen |
| Brief description | Silk embroidery on linen, 1100-1200 |
| Physical description | Silk embroidery, split stitch, on linen in lemon, blue, terracotta red and brown. Motifs include row of trees, peacocks, lion and king and queen figures. Arabic writing within a roundel. Some old repairs. |
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| Object history | Purchased from the Reverend Greville John Chester |
| Production | Fatimid period |
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| Summary | This is a wonderful survival in shape of an embroidered cushion cover. |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
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| Accession number | 252-1890 |
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| Record created | May 14, 2009 |
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