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Textile:
ITC 2018.1

late 19th Century

A narrow silk on paper scroll or banner, with blank panels to attach and display silk fragments. When rolled the outer part of the scroll is shown as a brightly coloured silk brocade with flower moti...

Textile:
ITC 1

19th Century

Two lions playing with balls are embroidered on red silk satin. Between the lions a square framed band of metallic weft faced black satin with a cloud pattern forms the seating area. The gold colour...

Textile:
ITC 2008.1

mid - late 18th Century

A fragment consisting of part of the border of a red shawl. The fabric is twill woven. The design consists of a repeating series of large buta motifs. The predominant colours are reds but there are...

Textile:
ITC 2008.36.1

16th-19th Century

Two pieces of cloth-backed squared paper with a design or cartoon for a silk prayer rug. The design depicts a mihrab shape decorated with arabesques and lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and magnolia flowe...

Textile:
ITC 2000.9.1

c. 2500 BCE

Fragment of coarse plain woven cloth. Light brown colour with darker brown stripes formed by double weft threads which are not at standard intervals. Very creased. This is a wrapping from the mumm...

Textile:
ITC 2009.218.1

c. 3900 BCE

Cloth fragment from grave 45 at Tarkhan, excavated by Petrie.

Textile:
ITC 2009.217.1

c. 4400 BCE

Cloth fragment from mastaba (tomb) 2050 at Tarkhan, excavated by Petrie. Plain woven with one edge turned under and slip stitched with a single linen thread, into position. The turning appears to be ...

Textile:
ITC 2009.219.1

c. 766 BCE

Cloth fragment from the cemetery at Tarkhan excavated by Petrie.

Textile:
ITC 10

early 19th century

This item is composed of several different fabrics; the decoration on each has been achieved by a different technique. The top panel is rectangular and consists of a white silk satin ground embroider...

Textile:
ITC 2013.10

19th Century

Sampler with embroidered cross stitch of a grand house design in red (suggestive of bricks) enclosed in a red and green cross stitch repeat border. Above the house design are grey cross stitch arcs, p...

Textile:
ITC 2008.10

1250-1517

A round cap composed of five separate layers decoratively stitched. The cap is quilted with similar cut and construction of the internal and external fabric layers. The quilting (back stitch) is sup...

Textile:
ITC 2000.9.10

c. 2500 BCE

Fragment of cream coloured, fine, plain woven cloth. This is a wrapping from the mummy of Nekht-Ankh. The tomb of Khnum-Nakht and Nekht-Ankh in Der Rifeh, was excavated in 1907. Inscriptions in th...