Embroidered Textile

18th century (Ottoman)

141 cm 57.5 cm

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This textile is called a "suzani," after the Persian word for needle ("suzan"). Made in both commercial and domestic settings in different shapes and sizes, "suzanis" were used as mirror covers, tablecloths, towels, and napkins. Their bright, bold floral patterns were repeated...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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