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Textile Fragment

1250-1517 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Child's linen tunic in undyed plain woven linen, with decoration across the body in dark brown silk counted-thread embroidery. The pattern consists of narrow lines of geometric patterning, and panels with staggered rows of small fishes, in pattern darning. The panels are outlined in double running stitch.

Thread count: 18/18 (Z/Z)


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Plain woven linen with silk embroidery
Brief description
Child's tunic, linen with silk embroidery, Egypt, Mamluk period
Physical description
Child's linen tunic in undyed plain woven linen, with decoration across the body in dark brown silk counted-thread embroidery. The pattern consists of narrow lines of geometric patterning, and panels with staggered rows of small fishes, in pattern darning. The panels are outlined in double running stitch.

Thread count: 18/18 (Z/Z)
Dimensions
  • Height: 48cm
  • Width: 61cm
  • Fish design height: 0.8cm
Credit line
Given by Ms Fannie Thomas
Object history
The accession registers for this piece list it as originally coming from Gayet's exavations of 1898-9, which were displayed in Paris in 1900.
Collection
Accession number
T.67-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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