Charted Patterns

from
Medieval Egypt
Cross Stitch
Long-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
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/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%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/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 PATTERN
VOL 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 SAMPLER
KUHNEL 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
W Kuhnel - Plate 35 - 1035 S 59 -
motif detail
Vol II - Item 1 - EA1984.32 Y
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 II
Item 71
EA1984.101
Ellis plate 55 page 82