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Unknown Maker, Turkish

Embroidery Fragment

Maker

Unknown Maker, Turkish

Culture

Turkish

Title

Embroidery Fragment

Year

1700s

Medium

  • Undyed cotton ground,
  • silk embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Undyed cotton ground,
  • silk embroidery

Materials

cotton

Dimensions

20.3 x 44.4 cm (8 x 17 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lorin A. Riggs

Object Number

1991.112.1

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

Lost in the Museum
Oct 05, 2018 – Aug 25, 2019

Label copy

This textile was catalogued properly when it arrived, but as the object went on and off display, the label that connected them to their records were lost.

The distinctive materials and techniques that make these works noteworthy today-peacock-feather yarns, metallic-wrapped threads, and raffia cut pile-were all described in their original records. By examining details listed in museum records, including fiber contents, measurements, motifs, and embellishments, researchers reunited the unlabeled textiles with their original biographical data, bringing them back into circulation.

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Unknown Maker, Turkish
Embroidery Fragment, 1700s
Undyed cotton ground, silk embroidery
20.3 x 44.4 cm (8 x 17 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lorin A. Riggs 1991.112.1

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