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Piece of wool
Turkish
18th century
Object Place: Turkey
Medium/Technique
Wool with silk chainstitch and silver and gold-colored wrapped metallic thread embroidery
Dimensions
64 x 62 cm (25 3/16 x 24 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward E. Harkavy
Accession Number54.619
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSquare piece of embroidered bluish green wool twill; ground with closely spaced all over design of serpentine stems bearing a variety of flowers; worked with several kinds of silver and gold thread, gold sequins, and polychrome silks in chain stitch; a number of small holes and breaks, faded and stained.