Lanceolate floral motif and rosettes, alternating with multi-coloured crossed ribbons on a red background. Two friezes with multicoloured geometric motifs frame the decoration.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
7th - 10th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 10 cm, weft: 19.5 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. FT 145.
Pushkin Museum inv. 5815.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Inwoven woollen and linen polychrome tapestry on linen cloth
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S: 22/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 22/cm
Weave:
tabby
Other features:
self-bands 2 x 4 yarns/pick
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
linen S
Weft:
red, yellow, green, blue, orange and pink wool Z: 60/cm; natural-coloured linen S
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
11
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, soumak for outlining figures
Dyes analysed:
Weftthread red, yellow and blue wool Z: madder, weld and indigo/woad