id:			95521
accession number:	1916.1254
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1254
updated:		2025-02-08 22:18:46.950000

Embroidered head scarf, 1800s. Turkey. Plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread; overall: 92 x 92.5 cm (36 1/4 x 36 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1254

title:				Embroidered head scarf
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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: Overall: 92 x 92.5 cm (36 1/4 x 36 7/16 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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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1916
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1916–
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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. 333-334, fig. 8.51
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