Cover
1600-1699 (made)
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The oldest Ottoman embroideries in the Museum date from the 16th and 17th centuries. They are whole or fragments of covers and wall hangings decorated with large-scale, bold designs in a limited palette of red, blue, green and yellow with white and black. The main design in the 17th century was based on wavy parallel stems which run along the length of the fabric.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, embroidered with silk in regular surface darning |
| Brief description | Embroidered; Turkish |
| Physical description | Two panels which, when joined down the centre, form a square cover. Linen embroidered with silk in regular surface darning. Each panel contains two vertical parallel stems which are formed by green outlines and red scale-like segments. A elicate green stem and leaf hangs down from the main stem and is attached to a large, segmented and pointed fruit. This has not been identified but resembles a bunch of grapes. This fruit forms three rows in which it alternates to the left and to the right. Along each row a redfruit alternates with a blue fruit. Each panel has a border along three sides. The border is divided into a series of niches formed by a blue line and each niche contains either a blue flower with a white centre or a red flower with a green centre. |
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| Summary | The oldest Ottoman embroideries in the Museum date from the 16th and 17th centuries. They are whole or fragments of covers and wall hangings decorated with large-scale, bold designs in a limited palette of red, blue, green and yellow with white and black. The main design in the 17th century was based on wavy parallel stems which run along the length of the fabric. |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in 'Ottoman Embroidery' by Marianne Ellis and Jennifer Wearden (V&A Publications, 2001) Plate 22
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| Accession number | 655&A-1893 |
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| Record created | January 12, 2001 |
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