Embroidery Fragment
1770-1799 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Fragment of a cover of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal and running stitch.
Embroidery threads: 2S silk; black, white, dark green, green, light blue, yellow, red, blue, light brown.
Incomplete pattern of lozenges and diamonds and stars. There is a yellow star with a small blue diamond centre. To the right of this is the upper part of a diamond sub-divided into smaller diamonds in red, yellow, dark green and white.
Embroidery threads: 2S silk; black, white, dark green, green, light blue, yellow, red, blue, light brown.
Incomplete pattern of lozenges and diamonds and stars. There is a yellow star with a small blue diamond centre. To the right of this is the upper part of a diamond sub-divided into smaller diamonds in red, yellow, dark green and white.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton with silk thread |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile; Fragment of a cover of embroidered cotton with silk thread, Azerbaijan, 1770-1799 |
| Physical description | Fragment of a cover of plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal and running stitch. Embroidery threads: 2S silk; black, white, dark green, green, light blue, yellow, red, blue, light brown. Incomplete pattern of lozenges and diamonds and stars. There is a yellow star with a small blue diamond centre. To the right of this is the upper part of a diamond sub-divided into smaller diamonds in red, yellow, dark green and white. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by T. S. W. Jarvis, Esq. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.21:7-1955 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | April 30, 2008 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
