Embroidery
1250-1516 (made)
frag,ment of a linen garment, embroidered in dark blue silk with a band of conventional plant forms separated by octagonal compartments containing star-shaped devices. Beneath is a narrow band of links in blue silk and at the bottom a twisted linen fringe.
Object details
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| Brief description | silk on linen, 1250-1516, Egyptian; Mamluk. El-Azam. Star shaped motifs |
| Physical description | frag,ment of a linen garment, embroidered in dark blue silk with a band of conventional plant forms separated by octagonal compartments containing star-shaped devices. Beneath is a narrow band of links in blue silk and at the bottom a twisted linen fringe. |
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| Accession number | 792-1898 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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