What is the oldest known occurrence of a word embroidered or printed on a piece of clothing?
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What is the oldest known occurrence of a word embroidered or printed on a piece of clothing?
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obbiez@urbanists.socialreplied to liaizon@social.wake.st last edited by
@liaizon The Scarlet Letter?
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mikedev@fediversity.sitereplied to obbiez@urbanists.social last edited byI would guess 'HRH' or the local equivalent.
An expert on needlework, Catherine Leslie reveals that needles with eyes and beads made from stone were used by prehistoric people in 38,000 B.C.E.
That was 30,000 years ago, before the existence of written language and therefore there is no written record of this. It is, however, thought that the earliest artworks were likely part of religious rituals.
The oldest surviving pieces of embroidered material date from approximately 2,000 B.C.E. and were found in Egyptian tombs. These artefacts include hem panels found on the tunic of the famous Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun.