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Unknown Maker, Azerbaijani

Cover

Maker

Culture

Azerbaijani

Title

Cover

Year

1700s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cotton, silk

Geography

Place Made: Southern Caucasus; Place Made: Northwestern Iran

Dimensions

Length: 66.7 cm (26 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy Truman Aldrich

Object Number

55.525

Type

Textiles

Exhibition History

Legacy of the Silk Road

Domestic Embroideries from the Caucasus and Central Asia

Feb 17, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

Many of these covers from the Southern Caucasus and northwest Iran have been lovingly repaired with great skill. It is likely that the black and dark-blue areas in this embroidery replaced worn or stained parts of the original work.

Baku To Bukhara

Embroideries from the Caucasus and Central Asia

Apr 07, 1999 – Jun 27, 1999

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Azerbaijani

Cover, 1700s

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

Length: 66.7 cm (26 1/4 inches)

Bequest of Miss Lucy Truman Aldrich 55.525

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