id:			95647
accession number:	1916.1358
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1358
updated:		2023-03-03 07:01:09.463000

Silk hanging with embroidered tree of life, 1800s. Turkey, Ottoman period. Plain weave: silk; embroidery, chain stitch: silk; average: 228.6 x 172.7 cm (90 x 68 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1358

title:				Silk hanging with embroidered tree of life
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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, Ottoman period
technique:	plain weave: silk; embroidery, chain stitch: silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Average: 228.6 x 172.7 cm (90 x 68 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900
	opening date:   2013-05-14T04:00:00
	<i>Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 14, 2013-June 23, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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This resplendent tree of life embroidery integrates Turkish traditions with new European styles that became increasingly fashionable during the mid-18th century. The fanciful tree projects lavish bouquets of Turkish flowers while the tree trunk is wrapped with an elaborate European-style bow, as are the meandering vines in the floral border. A professional draftsman drew the pattern with ink on the radiant yellow silk taffeta embroidered with at least 12 vibrant colors in chain stitch. It was most likely made in a professional workshop as a hanging for special occasions, a conspicuous symbol of beauty and wealth.
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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. 336-337, fig. 8.54
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	Highet, Juliet. "Silks from Islamic Lands." The Asian Art Newspaper: Monthly for Collectors, Dealers, Museums and Galleries 17, issue 5 (March 2014):16-18.
	page number: 	18
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