Charted Patterns from

Medieval Egypt

Cross StitchLong-Armed Cross Stitch

Close Counted Herringbone

Charted by - Mistress Safiya bint Suleiman, O.L.aka Maya Heath

~ MEDIEVAL EGYPTIAN EMBROIDERY ~ CHARTED PATTERNS ~

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Abegg, Margaret. Apropos Patterns for Embroidery, Lace and Woven Textiles. Bern: Stampfi, 1978. p.

Barnes, Ruth and Ellis, Marianne. Ashmolean Museum – Newberry Collection - Catalog Online in Four Volumes - http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/7/10222

Bonham’s Auctions - http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/12051/lot/406/ - Accessed 5-26-2014

Boston Museum of Fine Art - https://www.mfa.org/ - http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/sampler-fragment-49673

Brooklyn Museum – Acccession No. 38.823 - http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/48997/Egypto-Arabic_Textile/set/f262ca832269e05e34a9633c913cbf8d?referring-q=38.823 Accessed 5-26-2014

Accession No. 38.824 http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/48998/Egypto-Arabic_Textile/set/?referring-q=embroidery Accessed 5-26-2014

Ellis, Marianne, Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2001.

Humphrey, Carol, Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks, Samplers, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1997, page 13 - http://webapps.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/explorer/index.php?qu=embroidery%20AND%20ProductionPlaceName:egypt&oid=110901

Kuhnel, Ernst, Islamische Stoffe aus Agyptische Grabern, Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, Berlin, 1927

Rhodes, Mary, The Batsford Book of Canvas Work, B. T. Batsford, Ltd. London, 1983, page 61

Tissus d'Egypte, Temoins du Monde Arabe VIIIe-XVe siecles, Collection Bouvier, Musée d'art et d'histoire Fribourg, Genève and Institut du monde arabe, Paris. 1993

Victoria & Albert Museum - 13th century-14th century – Upper Egypt - - http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/h/a-history-of-samplers/ Openwork Garment Fragment - Museum number 770-1898 http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O86629/garment-fragment-unknown/ Openwork - Dbl Rng St Sampler – No. T.326.1921 - ttp://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69669/sampler-unknown/ Pattern Darning Sampler – T.135.1928 - http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69685/sampler-unknown/

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 1

Item 3887 Accession No.

1984.340

Ellis 54-55 Accession No.

1993.152

Vol III – Item 45 Accession No. EA1984.391

Vol IV - Item 115 Accession No. EA1993.147

Vol. IV – Item 116 Accession No. EA1993.148

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 2

Vol II – Item 71 Accession No. EA 1984.101

Vol IV – Item 127 Accession No. EA 1984.101

Sm Border Detail

Vol. IV – Item 131 Acession No. EA1993.163

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 3

Vol III – Item 252 Accession No. EA1984.587

Vol II – Item 294 Accession No. EA1984.316

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 4

Item Accession No. EA1993.337

Vol IV 139 & 140 - Accession No. EA1993.171

Vol IV – Item 124 Accession No. EA1993.156 also Ellis p. 56 item 38

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 5

Ellis p. 57 - Item 39 Accession No. EA1993.153

Vol II – Item 1 – Accession No. EA1984.32

Vol III – Uitem 40 – Accession No. EA1984.386

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 6

Vol II - Item 269 - EA1984.291

Vol II – Item 267 – Accession No. EA1984.289

Vol III - Item 29 - EA1984.375

Vol III - item 27 – Accession No. EA1984.373

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 7

Vol II – Item 239 – EA1984.262 – Detail 3

Vol II – Item 239 – EA1984.262 – Detail 1 & 2

Vol IV – Item 117 – Accession No. EA1993.149 See also Vol IV – Item 126 – Accession No. EA1993.158 – Lower Band

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 8

Vol IV – Item 122 - Accession No. EA1993.154

See also Vol IV – Iten 119 Accession No. EA1993.151 with alternate border band

Vol III – Item 41 – Accession no. EA1984.387

Vol IV - Item 123 - EA1993.155

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 9

Vol IV - Item 125 EA1993.157 Side Border

Vol II – Item 237 – EA1984.261

Vol III – Item 39 – EA1984.385

Vol III – Item 28 – EA1984.374

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 10

Vol III – Item 176 EA1984.513

Vol III – Item 164 EA1984.501

Vol IV – Item 127 EA1993.159 Small border

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 11

Vol IV – Item 127

EA1993.159 Medallion with

Lattice

Vol IV – Item 128

EA1993.160

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 12

Vol IV – Item 109 – EA1993.141

Vol III – Item 232 – EA1984.567

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 13

Vol IV – Item 114 – EA1993.146

Vol IVIV – Item 49 - EA1984.395

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 14

Vol III – Item 35 – EA1984.381

Vol IV - Item 111 – EA1993.143

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 16

Vol III - Item 175 - EA1984.512 - Band 3 - 7

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~MEDALLIONS ~ PAGE 1 of 1

Vol IV – Item 254 Accession No. EA1993.286

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 17

Vol IV – Item 59 – EA1993.317

Kuhnel – Plate 34 – p. 59 Large Sampler - Detail

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 18

Textile Fragment w Geometric Bands EA1993.356

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 19

Textile Fragment

Vol IV Item 126

EA1993.158

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 20

Textile Fragment with Pyramid of Birds

Vol IV – Item 132

EA1993.164

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 21

Textile Fragment with Pyramid of Birds – left side

Vol IV – Item 132

EA1993.164

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~BORDERS ~ PAGE 22

Textile Fragment with Pyramid of Birds – right side

Vol IV – Item 132

EA1993.164

SAMPLER WITH FLORAL SHAPES & CHEQUERBOARD PATTERNVOL IV – ITEM 313 – ACCESSION NO. EA1993.345

VOL IV - ITEM 320 - EA1993.352 - SAMPLER

SAMPLER FRAGMENT WITH LINKED DIAMOND-

SHAPES, STYLIZED FLORAL SHAPES, AND STYLIZED

FIGURES

VOL IV – ITEM 309

EA1993.341

SAMPLER WITH STYLIZED PLANTS AND LINKED DIAMOND-SHAPES

VOL IV – ITEM 312 – EA1993.344

SAMPLER WITH FLORAL SHAPES, V-SHAPES, PENDANT, AND CHEVRONS –

DETAIL

ITEM 311 - EA1993.343

TEXTILE FRAGMENT WITH FLORAL SHAPES

VOL IV - ITEM 259 - EA1993.291

DETAIL FROM LARGE SAMPLERKUHNEL – PLATE 34 – DESCRIPTION P. 59

Sampler

EA1993.344

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~FILL PATTERNS ~ PAGE 7

Sampler

EA1993.347

Vol IV - Item 314 - EA1993.346

fill pattern sampler

Vol IV - Item 314 - EA1993.346 - fill pattern sampler

Vol III - Item 175 - EA1984.512 -

Band 3

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~FILL PATTERNS ~ PAGE 6

Vol IV - Item 127 – EA1993.159

Vol IV – Item 112 – EA1993.144

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~FILL PATTERNS ~ PAGE 2

Ellis – Page 55 – Accession No. EA1993.357

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~FILL PATTERNS ~ PAGE 3

Ellis p. 90 Plate 63 - Accession No. EA1993.333

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~FILL PATTERNS ~ PAGE 4

Vol III – Item 57 – EA1984.403 See also Wide Border Pattern

~ PATTERNS FROM THE NEWBERRY COLLECTION ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~FILL PATTERNS ~ PAGE 1

Vol IV – Item 125 – Accession No. EA1993.157 See Also Border Vol IV - Item 123 - EA1993.155

~ PATTERNS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES ~ CROSS STITCH, CLOSE COUNTED HERRINGBONE, LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH, ETC.

~YOKES & GARMENTS ~ PAGE 1 of 6

Brooklyn Museum – 38.823

Misc. Kufic Script, Tiraz & “Lucky W”

Ellis, pl 18 p 33 - kufic script

Misc. Kufic Script, Tiraz & “Lucky W”

WW Kuhnel - Plate 35 - 1035 S 59 - motif detail

Vol II - Item 1 - EA1984.32 YY

Misc. Kufic Script, Tiraz & “Lucky W”

Vol III Item 175

EA1984.512

Bands 4 & 5

Misc. Kufic Script, Tiraz & “Lucky W”

Humphrey – p. 13

Misc. Kufic Script, Tiraz & “Lucky W”

Vol IIItem 71

EA1984.101

Ellis plate 55 page 82