id: 95553 accession number: 1916.1276 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1276 updated: 2022-05-24 09:00:41.073000 Embroidered tray cover, 1800s. Turkey. Plain weave: linen; embroidery, chain stitch: silk and gilt-metal thread; overall: 148.5 x 157 cm (58 7/16 x 61 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1276 title: Embroidered tray cover title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1800s creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1899 current location: creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: Turkey technique: plain weave: linen; embroidery, chain stitch: silk and gilt-metal thread department: Textiles collection: T - Islamic type: Embroidery find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 148.5 x 157 cm (58 7/16 x 61 13/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Floral Delight: Textiles from Islamic Lands opening date: 2014-07-09T04:00:00 Floral Delight: Textiles from Islamic Lands. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 9, 2014-May 4, 2015). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Elaborately embellished round embroideries often covered the metal trays that accompanied traditionally gracious Turkish hospitality and cuisine. Here, exuberant floral displays and garlands bearing large blossoms with shaded petals enrich the circular designs that feature extravagant gilt-metal thread and many lush colors of silk thread. The embroidered stitches almost conceal the linen ground in a spectacular tour-de-force. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1276/1916.1276_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1276/1916.1276_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1276/1916.1276_full.tif