Cover
1720-1850 (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 darning on the diagonal, double running in a line and fishbone stitch |
| Brief description | A linen cover embroidered with silk, Turkey, 18th/early 19th century |
| Physical description | Cover, linen embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line, and fishbone stitch (border). The cover is decorated with off-set bands each containing two or one and two partial floral motifs: a brown stem which branches and from which hang five large brown/red blossom each containing seven small light pink flowerheads. The stems also bear small blue and pink flowers and green leaves. |
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| Credit line | Given by Prof. R. M. Dawkins |
| Object history | Possibly a mirror cover. |
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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 Publication, 2001); plate 70 |
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| Accession number | T.424-1950 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2001 |
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