Fabric
1500-1549 (made)
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Fabric of brocaded silk with a pattern of palmettes in ogee-shaped compartments formed by a lattice of plain scrollwork. The palmettes are in yellow with green outlines with a few details in blue or white, the latter nearly all worn away. The ground is red with a figured green floral pattern. The silk has been joined in the centre, selvage to selvage and the central motifs along the edges have not been brocaded.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk lampas |
| Brief description | Fabric of brocaded silk, Turkey, 1500-1549 |
| Physical description | Fabric of brocaded silk with a pattern of palmettes in ogee-shaped compartments formed by a lattice of plain scrollwork. The palmettes are in yellow with green outlines with a few details in blue or white, the latter nearly all worn away. The ground is red with a figured green floral pattern. The silk has been joined in the centre, selvage to selvage and the central motifs along the edges have not been brocaded. |
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| Accession number | T.328-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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