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Unknown Maker, Azerbaijani

Cover

Maker

Unknown Maker, Azerbaijani

Culture

Azerbaijani

Title

Cover

Year

1600s-1700s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cotton, silk

Geography

Place Made: Southern Caucasus; Place Made: Northwestern Iran

Dimensions

Length: 130.2 cm (51 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy Truman Aldrich

Object Number

55.522

Type

Exhibition History

Legacy of the Silk Road
Domestic Embroideries from the Caucasus and Central Asia
Feb 17, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

The vertical and horizontal alignment of the repeated star and lozenge shapes, together with the dark and light color choices, creates a complex geometry in this cover that allows the pattern to be read in both the positive and negative.

Baku To Bukhara
Embroideries from the Caucasus and Central Asia
Apr 07, 1999 – Jun 27, 1999
A World of Costume and Textiles
"Tapestries through the Ages"
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Azerbaijani
Cover, 1600s-1700s
Cotton, plain weave; silk, running stitch (pattern darning), double running stitch
Length: 130.2 cm (51 1/4 inches)
Bequest of Miss Lucy Truman Aldrich 55.522

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