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Turkish, Turkey Istanbul Bursa

Napkin or Yaģlik, late 1700s

Description

Maker

Culture

Turkish

Title

Napkin or Yaģlik

Year

late 1700s

Medium

Cotton, silk, metallic yarn; plain weave, embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 115.6 cm (45 1/2 inches)

Place

Turkey; Istanbul; Bursa

Type

Textiles

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.562.4

Exhibition History

Ottoman Turkish Interior Textiles from the Aldrich Collection

January 22 - July 17, 2016

During the 18th century, domestic Ottoman embroideries often revealed influences from Western Europe. In this piece, decorated in a double-running stitch, architectural niches frame the traditional Turkish motifs of cypress trees and urns filled with fruit.

The Needle's Excellence

March 24 - June 18, 2000

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