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Cover: T.3-2000

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Description

Cream tabby woven silk ground with a red selvedge on some of the fragments. Tambour work embroidery in polychrome floss silk and a small amount of damaged metal thread. The decoration is of repeating floral sprays. The drawing is exposed where the embroidery has worn away or not followed the outline. Each motif originally stood alone but are now worked with a linking vertical line, the embroidery forming a continuous meandering stem.

Notes

History note: Inherited by the donor from his father who was a doctor and resident in Istanbul for many years.

Legal notes

Given by Klaus Eckstein

Measurements and weight

Length: 62.75 in
Width: 48.75 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2000-10-09) by Eckstein, Klaus

Dating

18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
Circa 1750 CE - Circa 1849 CE

School or Style

Turkish

Materials used in production

Silk
Metal thread

Techniques used in production

Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.3-2000
Primary reference Number: 199721
Entry form: 137

Audit data

Created: Thursday 14 August 2014 Updated: Friday 13 October 2017

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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