id:			95553
accession number:	1916.1276
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1276
updated:		2022-10-28 20:17:29.552000

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
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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, chain stitch: silk and gilt-metal thread
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 148.5 x 157 cm (58 7/16 x 61 13/16 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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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.
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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. 334-337, fig. 8.53
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