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Turkish, Turkey Istanbul

Fragment of Hanging or Quilt Cover, late 1600s-early 1900s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Turkish

Title

Fragment of Hanging or Quilt Cover

Year

late 1600s-early 1900s

Medium

Linen, silk; plain weave, embroidery (double running stitch, self couching)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • linen,
  • silk

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered

Dimensions

Length: 144.8 cm (57 inches)

Place

Turkey; Istanbul

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.556

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Needle's Excellence

March 24 - June 18, 2000

Turkish Towels

July 9 - October 10, 1993

Ottoman Turkish Art

September 25, 1987 - January 24, 1988

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Fragment of Hanging or Quilt Cover with the accession number of 55.556. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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