id: 95565 accession number: 1916.1288 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1288 updated: 2023-03-03 07:01:08.970000 Gold-Thread Embroidered Cover, 1800s. Turkey, Ottoman period. Silk, gilt-metal, silver-metal, paper, cotton padding; satin weave, embroidery; average: 194.3 x 157.5 cm (76 1/2 x 62 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1288 title: Gold-Thread Embroidered 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, Ottoman period technique: silk, gilt-metal, silver-metal, paper, cotton padding; satin weave, embroidery department: Textiles collection: T - Islamic type: Embroidery find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Average: 194.3 x 157.5 cm (76 1/2 x 62 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900 opening date: 2013-05-14T04:00:00 Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 14, 2013-June 23, 2014). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Silk fabrics embroidered with gold thread appear to have ranked second only to gemstone-embellished textiles. Both were more prestigious than brocaded silks, which are more numerous. Embroidery was an essential component of daily life because it served innumerable covering functions. In this vibrant example with European influence, blossoming plants and foliate motifs embellish the field and border. Gold, silver, and silk thread cover paper templates which are secured with thread raised from underneath, called couching. The padded blossoms are covered with several types of silver thread for dazzling effects in a style popular during the 18th and 19th centuries at the imperial Topkapi Palace in Istanbul as well as provincial centers. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1288/1916.1288_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1288/1916.1288_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1288/1916.1288_full.tif