Textile

Gown

E16856C

From: Egypt | Fayum

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E16856C
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Fayum
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Wool
Technique Tapestry
Description

WArp: \ wool; ud.

Weft: \, \/ linen; ud: \ wool; ud, brown, blue and red.

Technique: Tapestry over one warp. Emb. with \/ linen. Red neck cord.

Back and two fronts of a gown. Shoulder bands to hem, shoulder panel, small knee panels, double cuff band. M and W pattern. See Class I (E 1443, card 3).

Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895

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