Textile Fragment
1250-1517 (made)
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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)
Thread count: 18/18 (Z/Z)
Object details
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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) |
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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. |
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Accession number | T.67-1925 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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