id: 95579 accession number: 1916.1300 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1300 updated: 2022-05-24 09:00:44.083000 Embroidered quilt with pomegranates and tulips, 1600s-1700s. Turkey. Plain weave: linen; embroidery, running stitch: silk; average: 194.3 x 137.2 cm (76 1/2 x 54 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1300 title: Embroidered quilt with pomegranates and tulips title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1600s-1700s creation date earliest: 1600 creation date latest: 1799 current location: creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: Turkey technique: plain weave: linen; embroidery, running stitch: silk department: Textiles collection: T - Islamic type: Embroidery find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Average: 194.3 x 137.2 cm (76 1/2 x 54 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Islamic art rotation opening date: 2015-12-16T05:00:00 Islamic art rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: In Turkey, embroidered motifs were often adapted from Ottoman court art, especially luxury silks. Even the same six colors of silk thread were used: crimson or red, blue, green, and brown/black, plus yellow and white that replaced costly gilt- and silver-metal thread. In a typically bold style, pomegranates are framed by serrated leaves. Most of the original dark brown silk thread of the floral stems has disintegrated, revealing black ink outlines on the linen ground. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1300/1916.1300_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1300/1916.1300_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1300/1916.1300_full.tif