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1700-1799 (made)
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From about the 1720s onwards Ottoman embroidery stopped copying woven designs and became a truly creative art form: new, naturalistic floral motifs were introduced and many of them were depicted in great detail. Some were allowed to sway and sweep across the fabric, some were stylised and many were enriched with metal thread. The colours were originally very bright but have often faded to pleasing pastel shades.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, embroidered with silk in double running in steps and in diagonal lines, double running in a line, satin and fishbone stitch |
| Brief description | embroidered, 1700s, Turkish |
| Physical description | Linen embroidered with silk in double running in steps and in diagonal lines, double running in a line, satin and fishbone stitch (border). There is a narrow blue border along some of the edges.The repeated motif is in shades of blrown and blue and depicts a naturalistic spray with two large blossoms with backward facing petals and two sprays of blue and brown rose-like leaves. |
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| Summary | From about the 1720s onwards Ottoman embroidery stopped copying woven designs and became a truly creative art form: new, naturalistic floral motifs were introduced and many of them were depicted in great detail. Some were allowed to sway and sweep across the fabric, some were stylised and many were enriched with metal thread. The colours were originally very bright but have often faded to pleasing pastel shades. |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in 'Ottoman Embroidery' by Marianne Ellis and Jennifer Wearden (V&A Publications, 2001); plate 71 |
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| Accession number | 95-1897 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2001 |
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