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Cover or hanging
Turkish
17th–18th century
Object Place: Turkey
Medium/Technique
Linen embroidered with silk yarns
Dimensions
130 x 222 cm (51 3/16 x 87 3/8 in.) (detail shown)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.667
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionHeavy white linen, on which are embroidered with yellowish red, pinkish violet, light and dark blue, white, green and brown silk, large crescent-like leaves or fruit, and oval flowers from which spring small flowers. The greater part of the embroidery is couching. Similar smaller forms are placed at regular intervals to make a border.