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BC4000-1300AD (made)
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Place of origin

Album of seventy numbered textile samples mounted on twelve cards. Numbers 1 to 52, 54, 68 and 70 are of linen tabby weaves, plain and stripes, from the Dynastic and Coptic periods. Number 64 is linen striped with wool, and number 66 is linen striped with silk. Numbers 57 and 63 are plain woollens. Number 53 is a Coptic piece with linen pile. Numbers 56, 58 and 61 are tapestry-woven with Coptic interlace and foliage patterns. Number 59 consists of three narrow linen and wool braids. Number 60 and 65 are fragments of patterned silks woven on a draw- loom in the 8th-10th century. Number 67 is a silk with a small lozenge pattern from ca. 13th century. Number 62 is a linen cloth embroidered with a small cross in red and violet wool. Number 69 is a piece of linen sprang with a pattern of human figures.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Linen, wool, silk, tapestry-woven and embroidered, mounted on card
Brief description
Album of seventy numbered linen, woollen, and silk textile samples mounted on twelve cards, Egypt, BC4000-1300AD
Physical description
Album of seventy numbered textile samples mounted on twelve cards. Numbers 1 to 52, 54, 68 and 70 are of linen tabby weaves, plain and stripes, from the Dynastic and Coptic periods. Number 64 is linen striped with wool, and number 66 is linen striped with silk. Numbers 57 and 63 are plain woollens. Number 53 is a Coptic piece with linen pile. Numbers 56, 58 and 61 are tapestry-woven with Coptic interlace and foliage patterns. Number 59 consists of three narrow linen and wool braids. Number 60 and 65 are fragments of patterned silks woven on a draw-loom in the 8th-10th century. Number 67 is a silk with a small lozenge pattern from ca. 13th century. Number 62 is a linen cloth embroidered with a small cross in red and violet wool. Number 69 is a piece of linen sprang with a pattern of human figures.
Dimensions
  • Most samples length: 120mm (approx.)
  • Most samples width: 120mm (approx.)
  • Card length: 10in
  • Card width: 13in
Style
Credit line
Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq.
Object history
The album was put together by Emile Brugsch: He was born in Berlin, Feb 1842 and died in Nice, Jan 1930. he was a German Egyptologist and younger brother of Heinrich Brugsch. He went to Egypt to join his brother as an assistant in 1870 when his brother had a school of Egyptology in Cairo. He then became assistant to Auguste Mariette. (Mariette was the first Conservator of Egyptian Monuments. He created the Egyptian Antiquities Service and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. He was succeeded by Gaston Maspero.) In 1881 Brugsch became assistant curator in the Bulaq and Cairo Museums under Maspero. He then became Keeper in 1883 and remained in this post until he retired 1 Jan 1914 (43 years). He was a lithographer and a photographer and made plates for the Catalogue Gen. of the Cairo Museum. He was the first European to enter the tomb of the Royal Mummies at Deir el-Bahri in 1881. He was made Bey and Pasha by the Khedive of Egypt. In 1887 he published 'Le livre des rois, contenant la liste chronologique des rois, reines, princes, princesses et personnages importants de l'Egypte depuis Menes jusqu'a Nectanebo II'- a principle text for many years. He retired to Nice and died 1930. His private collection was sold in Paris 30 Sept - 1 Oct 1996 and 20-30 Sep 1997.
Summary
Album of seventy numbered textile samples mounted on twelve cards. Numbers 1 to 52, 54, 68 and 70 are of linen tabby weaves, plain and stripes, from the Dynastic and Coptic periods. Number 64 is linen striped with wool, and number 66 is linen striped with silk. Numbers 57 and 63 are plain woollens. Number 53 is a Coptic piece with linen pile. Numbers 56, 58 and 61 are tapestry-woven with Coptic interlace and foliage patterns. Number 59 consists of three narrow linen and wool braids. Number 60 and 65 are fragments of patterned silks woven on a draw- loom in the 8th-10th century. Number 67 is a silk with a small lozenge pattern from ca. 13th century. Number 62 is a linen cloth embroidered with a small cross in red and violet wool. Number 69 is a piece of linen sprang with a pattern of human figures.
Collection
Accession number
T.271-1966

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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