id: 95502
accession number: 1916.1237
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1237
updated: 2023-08-23 18:06:19.865000
Headkerchief, 1700s. Algeria. Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery; overall: 260.4 x 40.6 cm (102 1/2 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1237
title: Headkerchief
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creation date: 1700s
creation date earliest: 1700
creation date latest: 1799
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creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture: Algeria
technique: Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery
department: Textiles
collection: T - Islamic
type: Embroidery
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 260.4 x 40.6 cm (102 1/2 x 16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Islamic art rotation
opening date: 2015-12-16T05:00:00
Islamic art rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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fun fact:
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wall description:
This beautiful kerchief, worn wrapped around the head, was part of elegant bathing equipment that well-to-do women wore while relaxing in a hammam after bathing. The floral and foliate embroidery reflect a fashion that lasted for more than a century. This example is dominated by brilliant crimson and blue silk stitches.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Victoria and Albert Museum, and A. J. B. Wace. Catalogue of Algerian Embroideries. London: Published under the authority of the Board of Education, 1935.
page number: plate 6, no. 15
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1237/1916.1237_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1237/1916.1237_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1237/1916.1237_full.tif