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Unknown Maker, Turkish

Altar cloth

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Turkish

Culture

Turkish

Title

Altar cloth

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wool, silk, metallic yarn, sequin, metal, cotton

Geography

Place Made: Ottoman Empire

Dimensions

Length: 198.1 cm (78 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.555

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ottoman Turkish Interior Textiles from the Aldrich Collection
Jan 22, 2016 – Jul 17, 2016

Label copy

In this turquoise-blue textile, floral forms are heavily embellished in colored silk floss, gold-wrapped yarns, and shiny sequins. The blue silk fringe around three sides explains a later use of this work, as an altar cloth in a Christian church.

Although the overall design and craft is Turkish in style, the layout is a European-style repeat-not the more typical clustering of motifs in the borders. Sumru Belger Krody, senior curator at the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., suggests this work was made in Istanbul for a Christian clientele using Turkish Rococo motifs and techniques.

Razzle-Dazzle
The Language of Ornament in Asian Costume and Textiles
Jun 16, 2006 – Oct 15, 2006

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Unknown Maker, Turkish
Altar cloth, 1800s
Wool, silk, metallic-wrapped yarn, metal sequin, cotton; twill weave with embroidery and appliqué, pieced
Length: 198.1 cm (78 inches)
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.555

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