. "0.80519998073577880859"^^ . . . "This cloth has a semi-circular hole cut in the middle of the top edge. This allowed it to be placed around the customer's neck while he was being shaved.\nThe 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. The oldest patterns, such as this, are formed by the curving lines of a lattice. In this example, the lattice is a delicate floral trail."@en . . . . . . . . . "0.6613000035285949707"^^ . . . "0.44110000133514404297"^^ . . . . . . . "Shaving robe, linen embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line (now worn) and satin stitch.\nThis almost square cloth has a semi-circular piece cut from the middle of the top edge. This would be placed around the customer's neck and has been edged with a fine red border. The field is decorated with a pattern of offset medallions within a fine lattice of delicate floral sprigs in red, green and white. Each medallion is defined by a line of blue and then a line of serrated, red leaves. In the centre is a red and white flower with a pair of blue and red leaves above and below and smaller red and white flowers around. The base of each medallion is formed by a green stalk and at the top the medallion opens out around a small spray of red and white flowers and green leaves.\nMade from two pieces joined horizontally."@en . . "0.51160001754760742188"^^ . . "0.70399999618530273438"^^ . . "T.150-1912" . . . . . . . . "1500 / 1699, Turkey" . "This cloth has a semi-circular hole cut in the middle of the top edge. This allowed it to be placed around the customer's neck while he was being shaved.\nThe 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. The oldest patterns, such as this, are formed by the curving lines of a lattice. In this example, the lattice is a delicate floral trail."@en . . . . . . . . . "1500 / 1699, Turkey" . . . . . . "0.46759998798370361328"^^ . "Shaving robe, linen embroidered with silk in double darning on the diagonal, double running in a line (now worn) and satin stitch.\nThis almost square cloth has a semi-circular piece cut from the middle of the top edge. This would be placed around the customer's neck and has been edged with a fine red border. The field is decorated with a pattern of offset medallions within a fine lattice of delicate floral sprigs in red, green and white. Each medallion is defined by a line of blue and then a line of serrated, red leaves. In the centre is a red and white flower with a pair of blue and red leaves above and below and smaller red and white flowers around. The base of each medallion is formed by a green stalk and at the top the medallion opens out around a small spray of red and white flowers and green leaves.\nMade from two pieces joined horizontally."@en . .