B.C. Time Period

Felt Appliqué Saddle Pad 5th-4th BC From the Pazyryk Barrow

Mamluk (1250 to 1517 A.D.)

Cuff from a pair of pants, pictured in Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Eqypt, Marianne Ellis, Ashmolean Museum Oxford, 2001, pg. 20

Mamluk period, inlay worked

Tiraz Embroidery, Egypt, Mamluk Period

13th Century

Late 13^th/early 14th century Turcoman roundel Located in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

16th Century

Caucasus, Embroidery, 16th century Located in the Victoria and Albert Museum

Musaif Embroidery, Isfahan, 16th Century

17th Century

Embroidered 17th century qabā: located in Osterreichisches Museum fur Agewandte Kunst, pictured in A Pictorial History of Embroidery, Marie Schuette and Sigrid Muller-Christiansen, NY: Frederick A. Praeger, 1964, Pg. 321 ~ I am grateful to Mistress Marcele de Montsegur for this reference.

Embroidered women’s qabā: 17th century, red satin ground, pictured in A Pictorial History of Embroidery, Marie Schuette and Sigrid Muller-Christiansen, NY: Frederick A. Praeger, 1964, Pg. 321 ~ I am grateful to Mistress Marcele de Montsegur for this reference.

Embroidery, Chain Stitch, Silk Floss on Satin Background 17th Century Pope-Ackerman Collection, Last known location was Iran

Naqshe: embroidered female pants, 17th century, Victoria and Albert Museum, the pants have been stretched out to make a covering

Rašt work panel, 17th century

18th Century

Naqshe: 18th century Zoriastrian, from an online auction house, current location unknown

19th Century

Naqshe: 19th century, Victoria and Albert Museum, the pants have been stretched out to make a covering