Sash
1870s (made)
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Sash of embroidered gauze. Embroidered border with repeating floral and leaf sprays springing from cornucopia. At each end is a wide border of small floral sprays and cornucopia, crescents and decorative inscriptions in Arabic. The embroidery is alike on both sides and consists of coloured silks and gold thread in satin stitch, and with fringes at each end and buttonholed along each side with gold silk.
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Materials and techniques | Embroidered gauze in coloured silks and gold thread |
Brief description | Sash of embroidered gauze in coloured silks and gold thread, Turkey, 1870s |
Physical description | Sash of embroidered gauze. Embroidered border with repeating floral and leaf sprays springing from cornucopia. At each end is a wide border of small floral sprays and cornucopia, crescents and decorative inscriptions in Arabic. The embroidery is alike on both sides and consists of coloured silks and gold thread in satin stitch, and with fringes at each end and buttonholed along each side with gold silk. |
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Credit line | Given by HM Queen Mary |
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Accession number | T.237-1959 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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