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Turkish, Turkey Istanbul

Hanging or Quilt Cover, late 1600s-early 1700s

Description

Maker

Culture

Turkish

Title

Hanging or Quilt Cover

Year

late 1600s-early 1700s

Medium

Linen plain weave with silk-yarn embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 218.4 cm (86 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: paper tag with following in ink and stamped:16482 (ink)7513 O.T.M.1/L ATVO (?)KL.H.ST (stamped) 16482 stamped on reverse

Place

Turkey; Istanbul

Type

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.563

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ottoman Turkish Interior Textiles from the Aldrich Collection

January 22 - July 17, 2016

Densely patterned in a palette of blue, red, green, and yellow, this hanging is one of the earliest Ottoman embroideries in the RISD Museum collection. It features several typically Turkish design elements: vertical serpentine bands with scale-like designs, artichoke palmettes, and the çintamani motif of three balls or crescents. This panel has been patched in several places, probably with pieces taken from its missing lower border.

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 Hanging or Quilt Cover with the accession number of 55.563. 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.