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Azerbaijani, Southern Caucasus Northwestern Iran

Cover, 1600s-1700s

Description

Maker

Culture

Azerbaijani

Title

Cover

Year

1600s-1700s

Medium

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

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 74.9 cm (29 1/2 inches)

Place

Southern Caucasus; Northwestern Iran

Type

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy Truman Aldrich

Object Number

55.523

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Legacy of the Silk Road

February 17 - May 28, 2006

Embroideries of this type have only recently begun to be studied and researched. It is currently thought that they were made during the 17th and 18th centuries in the
Azerbaijani regions of the southern Caucasus and northwestern Iran.

The colors used are similar to 17th and 18th-century Turkish embroideries, while the patterns are common to many aspects of Islamic art, including some types of Persian rugs.

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