Hanging
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 surface darning on the diagonal over three threads |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile; |
| Physical description | Hanging, part, linen embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal over 3 threads and running stitch.The field is divided into an incomplete lattice by pairs of blue leaves joined at their base by an elaborate ornament. the leaves contain a floral stem in reserve. In each space created by this lattice is a stylised red blossom containing a floral sprig with a central tulip and pomegranates and other blossoms in reserve. |
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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 8
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| Accession number | CIRC.319-1929 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2001 |
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