Fragment of a band with brocaded decoration

Inventory number: FT 95
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

Geometric motifs in the main section and a border near the selvedge decorated with a wavy foliated scroll on a red and black ground.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

7th - 9th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 5 cm, weft: 6.3 cm

Comparisons:

Musée des Antiquités, Rouen, inv. 2002.0.138: weaving.
Pushkin Museum, inv. 6087: idem
Museo Nazionale, Ravenna, inv. 19 A-B.

Provenance:

Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation

Location:

Musée royal de Mariemont

Tapestry in brocaded wool on bleached (?) linen

I. No ground weave


II. Supplementary weft brocading

Warp:

red, blue wool S: 17/cm

Weft:

red wool S: 11-12/cm; natural-coloured

Weave:

continuous supplementary weft: natural-coloured linen paired S: after every tabby shed comes a pattern shed, over one, two or three warps; discontinuous supplementary weft: blue-black and green S paired wool for details; selvedge on one side: one unit of 2 warp yarns

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