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Azerbaijani, Southern Caucasus Northwestern Iran

Cover, 1600s-1700s

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Azerbaijani

Title

Cover

Year

1600s-1700s

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; silk, running stitch (pattern darning), double running stitch

Materials/Techniques

Materials

cotton,
silk

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 130.2 cm (51 1/4 inches)

Place

Southern Caucasus; Northwestern Iran

Type

Textiles

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy Truman Aldrich

Object Number

55.522

Exhibition History

Legacy of the Silk Road

February 17 - May 28, 2006

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

April 7 - June 27, 1999

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989

Use

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