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Textile fragment with band of pseudo-inscription, leaves, and vines

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    • currently in research collection

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  • Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt by Marianne Ellis

    Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt

    The detail shown here is taken from part of a band that is very similar to No.6 [EA1984.110] in style and materials, as well as in the way the elements of the design relate to kufic letters. Short inscriptions repeating generalised phrases such as "Victory comes from God" and "What God wiIls" are common on fine quality garments and scarves in the 12th century. Here embroidery follows the trend but the simulated writing is illegible. The stilted appearance of the scrolls also suggests that tapestry-woven textiles served as models; curves distorted by the constraints imposed by tapestry weaving have been copied by the embroiderers who had no such limitations. The fragment was probably part of a cloth that served as a towel or cover.
  • The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

    The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries

    A band containing an inscription embroidered green and red, with leaf and vine ornaments as background filler, as well as interlacing in black embroidery. The inscription has a border with black spiral design, as well as leaves or birds along the lower border. Technique and design are similar to EA1984.110.

    The textile probably was a pseudo-tiraz.

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