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1500-1699 (made)
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The oldest Ottoman embroideries in the V&A date from the 16th or 17th centuries. They are either whole covers and wall hangings or fragments of them. They are decorated with large-scale, bold designs in red, blue, green and yellow, with some white and black. The oldest patterns, such as this, are formed by the intersecting lines of a lattice. They enclose spaces filled with floral decoration.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, embroidered with silk in regular surface darning over five threads; made from two widths joined after being embroidered |
| Brief description | A linen cover embroidered with silk, Turkey, 16th/17th century |
| Physical description | Cover, linen embroidered with silk in regular surface darning over 5 threads and running stitch (border). The border has a meandering red stem from which a pair of blue leaves alternate with a green curving stem and a red flower which contains a small tulip in reserve. The field is divided into pointed ogees by a thick red lattice, outlined with blue. The lattice contains a fine line in reserve with a small blue flower head at intervals. The ogees contain three green stems secured at their base by a red cloudband. Each stem ends in a red flower similar to those in the border. The ogee also contains three pairs of blue leaves. Made from two widths joined after being embroidered. |
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| Summary | The oldest Ottoman embroideries in the V&A date from the 16th or 17th centuries. They are either whole covers and wall hangings or fragments of them. They are decorated with large-scale, bold designs in red, blue, green and yellow, with some white and black. The oldest patterns, such as this, are formed by the intersecting lines of a lattice. They enclose spaces filled with floral decoration. |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in 'Ottoman Embroidery' by Marianne Ellis and Jennifer Wearden (V&A Publication, 2001) Plate 2
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| Accession number | T.41-1927 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2001 |
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