Image

Unknown Maker, Azerbaijani

Textile Fragment

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Azerbaijani

Culture

Azerbaijani

Title

Textile Fragment

Year

1500s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

linen, silk

Dimensions

Length: 64.1 cm (25 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

15.117

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Lost in the Museum
Oct 05, 2018 – Aug 25, 2019
Legacy of the Silk Road
Domestic Embroideries from the Caucasus and Central Asia
Feb 17, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

Areas of the ground fabric in this cover were originally embroidered with black silk to create a triple-diamond pattern. This pattern element has disappeared in many areas, however, and a later hand has added black embroidery without understanding or trying to maintain the original design.

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

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Azerbaijani
Textile Fragment, 1500s
Linen ground, silk embroidery, silk lining
Length: 64.1 cm (25 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 15.117

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