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    R e c o r d U R I ( P e r m a l i n k )

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    R e c o r d U R I ( P e r m a l i n k ) C o p y t h e a d d r e s s i n t h e b o x b e l o w f o r a p e r m a n e n t l i n k t o t h i s r e c o r d

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    V a n d A - 1 3 t h c e n t u r y - 1 4 t h c e n t u r y U p p e r E g y p t - M u s e u m n u m b e r 7 7 0 - 1 8 9 8

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    S a m p l e r S a m p l e r S a m p l e r S a m p l e r ( T . 3 2 6 - 1 9 2 1 ) ( T . 3 2 6 - 1 9 2 1 ) ( T . 3 2 6 - 1 9 2 1 ) ( T . 3 2 6 - 1 9 2 1 ) R e c o r d U R I ( P e r m a l i n k )

    C o p y t h e a d d r e s s i n t h e b o x b e l o w f o r a p e r m a n e n t l i n k t o t h i s r e c o r d h t t p : / / c o l l e c t i o n s . v a m . a c . u k / o b j e c t i d / O 6 9 6 6 9

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    e m b r o i d e r e r s . T h e y w e r e t r i a l s o f p a t t e r n s a n d s t i t c h e s t h a t h a d b e e n c o p i e d f r o m o t h e r s ,

    a n d r e c o r d s o f p a r t i c u l a r e f f e c t s a c h i e v e d t h a t c o u l d b e r e c r e a t e d a g a i n . T h e y w o u l d h a v e b e e n t h e w o r k , n o t o f c h i l d r e n , b u t o f m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d e m b r o i d e r e r s , a n d , t o j u d g e f r o m

    t h e q u a l i t y o f s a m p l e r s l i k e t h i s o n e , o f p r o f e s s i o n a l s t o o . S u c h s t i t c h a n d p a t t e r n

    c o l l e c t i o n s m a y h a v e b e e n a s s e m b l e d i n a n y c o m m u n i t y i n w h i c h e m b r o i d e r y f o r d e c o r a t i v e e f f e c t w a s w i d e l y p r a c t i s e d ; o u r k n o w l e d g e o f e a r l y e x a m p l e s d e p e n d s o n t h e

    f e w p i e c e s t o h a v e s u r v i v e d . T h i s i s o n e o f t h e e a r l i e s t e x a m p l e s i n t h e M u s e u m ' s

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    G i v e n b y G . D . H o r n b l o w e r , E s q .

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    E l l i s p 8 6 p l 5 7 - 1 5 t h c M a m l u k b a n d A s h m o l e a n 1 9 8 4 . 4 4 5 a . 1 7 c m x 1 1 c m t h r e a d c o u n t 2 0 / 2 6

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    E l l i s p 8 7 p l 5 8 - 1 5 t h c M a m l u k b a n d A s h m o l e a n 1 9 8 4 . 4 4 6 2 6 c m x 1 6 c m t h r e a t c o u n t 1 7 / 2 4

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    K u h n e l - P l a t e 3 8 - 3 2 4 0 S 6 4 d e t a i l - p t 1 3 t h 1 4t h C1 5 . 5 x 4 0 c m g r e e n , b l u e & y e l l o w

    K u h n e l - P l a t e 3 7 - 3 2 7 3 S 6 4 d e t a i l 1 3 t h 1 4t h C - E g y p t 8 x 1 3 c m - b l u e , b l a c k & i v o r y w h i t e

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    V a n d A S a m p l e r E g y p t 1 4 t h 1 6t h C - E g y p t - M u s e u m n u m b e r : T . 3 2 6 - 1 9 2 1

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    s e e m s t o b e a s k e t c h f o r t h e c o m p l e t e d b a n d t h a t K u h n e l s h o w s i n h i s 1 9 2 7 c a t a l o g u e o f

    t h e S t a t l i s c h e M u s e u m i n B e r l i n . I t s a p i t y w e w i l l n e v e r h a v e a n y d e t a i l s o n t h e p r o v e n a n c e o f e i t h e r p i e c e . I w o n d e r w h a t t h e s t o r y w a s o n t h i s .

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    E p s t e i n , K a t h l e e n . " C o n c e r n y n g e t h e E x c e l l e n c y o f t h e N e d l e W o r c k e S p a n i s s h e

    S t i t c h e , " P i e c e w o r k V o l . I I I , N o . 1 , J a n / F e b 1 9 9 5 , p p . 7 8 - 8 3 .

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    H 1 1 c m x L 1 1 . 5 c m T h r e a d c o u n t 2 6 Z x 2 7 Z

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    o f a n a r t i c l e o f c l o t h i n g , a w r a p o r g o w n .

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    F r a g m e n t w i t h o c t a g o n s ; M a m l u k p e r i o d , 1 5 t h c e n t u r y ; B e i g e s i l k g r o u n d , e m b r o i d e r e d

    w i t h y e l l o w , g r e e n , b r o w n , a n d b l a c k s i l k ; C a i r o M u s e u m o f I s l a m i c A r t

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    g r o u n d f a b r i c i s b e i g e s i l k e m b r o i d e r e d w i t h y e l l o w , b l u e - g r e e n , r e d - b r o w n , a n d b l a c k

    s i l k t h r e a d s . I t i s n o t e n t i r e l y c l e a r i n t h i s p h o t o , b u t t h e v e r t i c a l e l e m e n t s b e t w e e n t h e l a r g e r m o t i f s a r e e m b r o i d e r e d i n y e l l o w t h r e a d e m b e l l i s h e d w i t h e m b r o i d e r e d r e d - b r o w n

    d o t s . A h e m r u n s a l o n g t h e b o t t o m o f m o s t o f t h i s f r a g m e n t . E x a c t l y w h a t t h i s e m b r o i d e r y w a s p a r t o f i s u n k n o w n .

    T h e s o u r c e d i d n o t m e n t i o n t h e s t i t c h e s i n v o l v e d . F r o m a c a r e f u l l o o k a t t h e p h o t o , i t a p p e a r s t o i n c l u d e d o u b l e r u n n i n g s t i t c h f o r b l a c k o u t l i n e s a n d p u l l e d t h r e a d , s i m i l a r l y

    d i a g o n a l l y w r a p p e d a s i n t h e f r a g m e n t a b o v e , i n y e l l o w , b l u e - g r e e n , a n d r e d - b r o w n , t o f i l l

    t h e m o t i f s . I c a n n o t d e t e r m i n e w h a t s t i t c h i s u s e d f o r t h e r e d - b r o w n d o t s .

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    S C A s i t e d e v o t e d t o M i d d l e E a s t e r n t o p i c s .

    A t i l , E s i n . R e n a i s s a n c e o f I s l a m : A r t o f t h e M a m l u k s . W a s h i n g t o n D . C . : S m i t h s o n i a n I n s t i t u t i o n P r e s s , 1 9

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    P e r i o d, M e r l a n g e , G e r m a i n e . T h e B u l l e t i n o f t h e N e e d l e a n d B o b b i n C l u b , V o l . 1 2 , N o . 1 ( 1 9 2 8 ) , 2 2 p a g e s .

    E l l i s , M a r i a n n e , E m b r o i d e r i e s a n d S a m p l e r s f r o m I s l a m i c E g y p t , A s h m o l e a n M u s e u m ,

    O x f o r d , 2 0 0 1 .

    E p s t e i n , K a t h l e e n . " C o n c e r n y n g e t h e E x c e l l e n c y o f t h e N e d l e W o r c k e S p a n i s s h e S t i t c h e , "

    P i e c e w o r kV o l . I I I , N o . 1 , J a n / F e b 1 9 9 5 , p p . 7 8 - 8 3 .

    K u h n e l , E r n s t , I s l a m i s c h e S t o f f e a u s A g y p t i s c h e G r a b e r n , V e r l a g E r n s t W a s m u t h , B e r l i n ,

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    T i s s u s d ' E g y p t e , T e m o i n s d u M o n d e A r a b e V I I I e - X V e s i e c l e s , C o l l e c t i o n B o u v i e r , M u s e d ' a r t e t d ' h i s t o i r e F r i b o u r g , G e n v e a n d I n s t i t u t d u m o n d e a r a b e , P a r i s . 1 9 9 3

    V i c t o r i a a n d A l b e r t M u s e u m A c c e s s t o I m a g e s

    h t t p : / / i m a g e s . v a m . a c . u k / i n d e x p l u s / r e s u l t . h t m l M u s e u m n u m b e r 7 7 0 - 1 8 9 8 , A c c e s s e d :

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