Gebel Adda (Sudanese Nubia). Church IV, Vault A (-E) (funerary). Field registration number: 66:1:36. Textile register number: n.d.
13th-14th c. CE
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (Canada). Inventory number ROM 973.24.3552 (sample fragments)
The complete piece ("Quilt with gold brocade inset") was donated to the Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo and recently transferred to the Nubia Museum, Aswan, where it is probably registered under number 23904 (data obtained during my stay in December 2017).
a) fragment of the centre piece: 5.5x0.8
b) lining: 2.5x2
a) Satin
b) Tabby
None visible.
a) fragment of centre piece:
- cotton
- Z spun
- undyed
- 16 warps (or possibly 8 paired warps)/cm
b) lining:
- cotton
- Z spun
- undyed
- 12 warps/cm
a) fragment of centre piece:
- silk
- I
- ecru/pinkish?
- 12-15 picks/cm
b) lining:
- cotton
- Z spun
- undyed
- 10-12 picks/cm
Data from field register: "Quilt, unbleached cotton with gold brocade inset (0.20 x 0.70 m.) on front side. Length 1.90 m; width 1.50 m."
Textile examined by M.M. Wozniak in November 2017.
n.c.
Import.