Charted Patterns

from
Medieval Egypt

Pattern Darning

~ 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
Bonhams 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/samplerfragment-49673
Brooklyn Museum Acccession No. 38.823 http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/48997/EgyptoArabic_Textile/set/f262ca832269e05e34a9633c913cbf8d?referring-q=38.823 Accessed 5-26-2014
Accession No. 38.824 http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/48998/EgyptoArabic_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%20ProductionPlaceNa
me: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, Muse d'art et d'histoire
Fribourg, Genve 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/samplerunknown/

~ Patterns from Various Sources ~

Pattern Darning
~Borders Narrow Chains ~
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Ellis 25 A J L AA

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Pattern Darning
~Borders Narrow Chains ~
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V&A - A

~ PATTERNS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES ~

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~BORDERS ~
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Ellis 28 & 37 - 2
tassle borders

BMFA - A

Ellis 24 A

Humphries - 13

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~BORDERS ~
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Rhodes 61 K
&L

Rhodes 61 - E

Ellis 25 Q & R

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~BORDERS ~
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1&2
Humphries
13

3&4
Ellis - 25

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W Ellis 25 D F K T

V Humphries 13N

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Humphreys 13 C F P

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X Ellis 24 H
Ellis 25 P Y

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Rhodes 61 E

Rhodes 61 K L

Humphries 13 G

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Ellis 37 - A B H J

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Ellis 61
DEF

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Humphries 13 OO

Ellis 25 G

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Ellis 51

Ellis 25 P

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Humphries 13 Z

Ellis 24 B

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W BMFA AB

V Ellis 28 B

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X V&A B

W Ellis 28

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Rhodes 61 E F G

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~ DIAGONALS & CHEVRONS ~
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Ellis 26 K

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Humphreys 13 Z - Gold Wide SZ Diagonal

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~ DIAGONALS & CHEVRONS ~
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V&A - E

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Ellis 25 M and Rhodes 61 D

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Rhodes 61 C

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~ WIDE BORDERS & DIAPER PATTERNS ~
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Humphrey 13 S

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Humphrey 13 - NN

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Ellis 26 A

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Ellis 37 K

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Ellis 37 A & L

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Ellis 37 C

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Ellis 37 G & B

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Ellis 37 I

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Rhodes 61 H Band W wide band

Vdiaper pattern

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~ DIAGONALS & CHEVRONS ~
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Humphrey 13 Z - Corner

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Humphrey 13 Z - Neckline