Textile
ca. AD500-700 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Sections from shoulder bands of a tunic. Egyptian, ca. AD500-700. Silk, compound twill, decorative bands are sewn to wider, weft-loop linen bands. The silk has decorative icons (trees, birds, beetle, floral shapes - white, blue, green, yellow) running down the band, on a red background. On either side are two borders. The inner border is in blue, white and green and is a row of a repeated floral shape. The outer border has connecting red short crosses/trefoils on a white background. The bands are stained and there are some holes. The linen onto which the bands were once sewn is of weft-loop pile. The silk was once stitched on either side and along the centre of the band, probably with a linen thread (s-spun), most of which is missing. The linen is stained and with holes. 818-1903 is not attached to linen.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk and linen |
| Brief description | Woven silk and linen bands. Egyptian, ca. AD500-700. Weft-loop piling. |
| Physical description | Two sections from shoulder bands of a tunic. Silk, compound twill, decorative bands are sewn to wider, weft-loop linen bands. The silk has decorative icons (trees, birds, beetle, floral shapes - white, blue, green, yellow) running down the band, on a red background. On either side are two borders. The inner border is in blue, white and green and is a row of a repeated floral shape. The outer border has connecting red short crosses/trefoils on a white background. The bands are stained and there are some holes. The linen onto which the bands were once sewn is of weft-loop pile. The silk was once stitched on either side and along the centre of the band, probably with a linen thread (s-spun), most of which is missing. The linen is stained and with holes. |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | SILKS, 7th-9th century. 1\2 weft-faced compound twill. Warp of /silk, proportion 1 main to 1 binding. Weft of silk in 4-5 colours, 1 pick of each in turn. Woven for use as dress-trimmings. The set of matching shoulder bands and roundels are applied to weft pile cloth of \ linen. The small roundel with the Christian orant (praying figure) and the fragmentary sleeve bands on the right were given by Mr. Robert Taylor. All the pieces are from unrecorded sites in Egypt. |
| Object history | V&A objects 813-1903 to 820-1903 inclusive purchased for £80 from Monsiuer L. Paul Philip, Cairo. |
| Summary | Sections from shoulder bands of a tunic. Egyptian, ca. AD500-700. Silk, compound twill, decorative bands are sewn to wider, weft-loop linen bands. The silk has decorative icons (trees, birds, beetle, floral shapes - white, blue, green, yellow) running down the band, on a red background. On either side are two borders. The inner border is in blue, white and green and is a row of a repeated floral shape. The outer border has connecting red short crosses/trefoils on a white background. The bands are stained and there are some holes. The linen onto which the bands were once sewn is of weft-loop pile. The silk was once stitched on either side and along the centre of the band, probably with a linen thread (s-spun), most of which is missing. The linen is stained and with holes. 818-1903 is not attached to linen. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 818-1903 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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