Textile Fragment
ca. AD1250-1500 (made)
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A piece of woven linen with silk embroidery. Egypt, El-Azam, Mamluk, ca. AD1250-1500. The linen is undyed; plain weave; approx. 22x22 tpc; z-spun; thread dia. approx. 0.5mm. Three bands (15mm wide) of decoration run across the fabric, one at the top, one at the bottom and one in the middle. It is a wavy vine with leaves coming off it. The lines are in cream silk and parts of the leaves are in blue/green silk. The piece is stained and with some holes.
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Materials and techniques | Woven linen and embrodered silk |
Brief description | Silk embroidered on woven linen. Egyptian, El-Azam, Mamluk, ca. AD1250-1500. |
Physical description | A piece of woven linen with silk embroidery. The linen is undyed; plain weave; approx. 22x22 tpc; z-spun; thread dia. approx. 0.5mm. Three bands (15mm wide) of decoration run across the fabric, one at the top, one at the bottom and one in the middle. It is a wavy vine with leaves coming off it. The lines are in cream silk and parts of the leaves are in blue/green silk. The piece is stained and with some holes. |
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Credit line | Given by Dudley B. Myers, esq. |
Summary | A piece of woven linen with silk embroidery. Egypt, El-Azam, Mamluk, ca. AD1250-1500. The linen is undyed; plain weave; approx. 22x22 tpc; z-spun; thread dia. approx. 0.5mm. Three bands (15mm wide) of decoration run across the fabric, one at the top, one at the bottom and one in the middle. It is a wavy vine with leaves coming off it. The lines are in cream silk and parts of the leaves are in blue/green silk. The piece is stained and with some holes. |
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Accession number | 1110-1900 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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