id:			95518
accession number:	1916.1251
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1251
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:12.641000

Embroidered towel, 1800s. Turkey. Plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread; average: 129.5 x 55.9 cm (51 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1251

title:				Embroidered towel
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Turkey
technique:	plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Average: 129.5 x 55.9 cm (51 x 22 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Floral Delight: Textiles from Islamic Lands
	opening date:   2014-07-09T04:00:00
	<i>Floral Delight: Textiles from Islamic Lands</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 9, 2014-May 4, 2015).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 334, fig. 8.52
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