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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. In the 17th century the main designs were based on wavy parallel stems which run along the length of the fabric.

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  • 1600 / 1699, Turkey
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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. In the 17th century the main designs were based on wavy parallel stems which run along the length of the fabric. (en)
  • Hanging, linen embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal over 3 threads and running stitch (border lines). Made from three widths joined together after being embroidered. The border along the upper and lower edges consists of outward-facing large trefoils alternating with small ones; all worked with green silk. The ground is covered with blue undulating parallel stems, each formed by two lines and interrupted at intervals by a yellow leaf motif. Growing from the parallel stems o leafy green stems are (i) a round red blossom (b) a black segmented pine cone and (c) a large spiky red blossom containing a yellow and blue tulip. (en)
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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. In the 17th century the main designs were based on wavy parallel stems which run along the length of the fabric. (en)
  • Hanging, linen embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal over 3 threads and running stitch (border lines). Made from three widths joined together after being embroidered. The border along the upper and lower edges consists of outward-facing large trefoils alternating with small ones; all worked with green silk. The ground is covered with blue undulating parallel stems, each formed by two lines and interrupted at intervals by a yellow leaf motif. Growing from the parallel stems o leafy green stems are (i) a round red blossom (b) a black segmented pine cone and (c) a large spiky red blossom containing a yellow and blue tulip. (en)
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  • 1600 / 1699, Turkey
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