Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
The edges of this headscarf are embroidered with landscape: a mosque alternates with a Turkish tent with a flowering plant between. In each corner is a medallion formed by a flowering plant surrounding a Turkish tent.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
95521
label
Embroidered head scarf
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
95521
contentType
object
title
Embroidered head scarf
description
The edges of this headscarf are embroidered with landscape: a mosque alternates with a Turkish tent with a flowering plant between. In each corner is a medallion formed by a flowering plant surrounding a Turkish tent.
date
1800s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79477143
genreSpecific
Embroidery
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 92 x 92.5 cm (36 1/4 x 36 7/16 in.)
cul
Turkey
accession
1916.1254
Source extras
tec
plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread
tombstone
Embroidered head scarf, 1800s. Turkey. Plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread; overall: 92 x 92.5 cm (36 1/4 x 36 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1254
collection
T - Islamic
citations
citation
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. 333-334, fig. 8.51
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:07:38.270000
sourceId
95521
dept
Textiles
coll
T - Islamic
med
plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
175a72649b7f4d1f