Textile Fragment
1250-1517 (made)
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A fragment from a textile, in plain woven, undyed linen (Z-spun) with blue silk embroidery in double running stitch. The dye has not taken evenly across the blue silk. The fabric was possibly cut from a larger piece when constructing a garment.
The embroidered design consists of a continuous pattern of diamonds, alternating rows of which are filled either with smaller diamonds or maze-like hook motifs. The rows of diamonds-within-diamonds are arranged in such a way that the larger diamonds overlap at the corners. One edge of the fabric is still visible, consisting of a three-lined zig-zag within a border of straight lines.
The embroidered design consists of a continuous pattern of diamonds, alternating rows of which are filled either with smaller diamonds or maze-like hook motifs. The rows of diamonds-within-diamonds are arranged in such a way that the larger diamonds overlap at the corners. One edge of the fabric is still visible, consisting of a three-lined zig-zag within a border of straight lines.
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Materials and techniques | Woven linen with silk double-running stitch embroidery |
Brief description | Fragment of a textile, linen with silk embroidery, Egypt, possibly Fustat, Mamluk period |
Physical description | A fragment from a textile, in plain woven, undyed linen (Z-spun) with blue silk embroidery in double running stitch. The dye has not taken evenly across the blue silk. The fabric was possibly cut from a larger piece when constructing a garment. The embroidered design consists of a continuous pattern of diamonds, alternating rows of which are filled either with smaller diamonds or maze-like hook motifs. The rows of diamonds-within-diamonds are arranged in such a way that the larger diamonds overlap at the corners. One edge of the fabric is still visible, consisting of a three-lined zig-zag within a border of straight lines. |
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Accession number | T.136-1928 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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