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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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
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. 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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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. <em>Catalogue of Algerian Embroideries</em>. London: Published under the authority of the Board of Education, 1935.
	page number: 	plate 6, no. 15
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IMAGES

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