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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: 48.3 cm (19 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop W. Aldrich

Object Number

64.095

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 pattern and format in each of these pieces relate to those seen in tiles made under Safavid rule in Iran. In fact, the smaller cover here might be seen as a blown-up version of one of the "tiles" arranged in a grid-like structure in the larger piece. Both tile and textile in these manifestations serve as displays of an endless repeat, and thus are understood by some as symbolizing eternity.

Baku To Bukhara
Embroideries from the Caucasus and Central Asia
Apr 07, 1999 – Jun 27, 1999

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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)
Length: 48.3 cm (19 inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop W. Aldrich 64.095

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