id:			95572
accession number:	1916.1294
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1294
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:12.936000

Embroidered envelope with closures, late 1700s to early 1800s. Turkey. Satin weave: silk; embroidery, couched stitches: gilt-metal thread and cotton; average: 91.5 x 95.9 cm (36 x 37 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1294

title:				Embroidered envelope with closures
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creation date:			late 1700s to early 1800s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Turkey
technique:	satin weave: silk; embroidery, couched stitches: gilt-metal thread and cotton
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Average: 91.5 x 95.9 cm (36 x 37 3/4 in.)
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	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: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 328, fig. 8.46
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