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In Turkey, embroidered motifs were often adapted from Ottoman court art, especially luxury silks. Even the same six colors of silk thread were used: crimson or red, blue, green, and brown/black, plus yellow and white that replaced costly gilt- and silver-metal thread. In a typically bold style, pomegranates are framed by serrated leaves. Most of the original dark brown silk thread of the floral stems has disintegrated, revealing black ink outlines on the linen ground.
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95579
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Embroidered quilt with pomegranates and tulips
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95579
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Embroidered quilt with pomegranates and tulips
description
In Turkey, embroidered motifs were often adapted from Ottoman court art, especially luxury silks. Even the same six colors of silk thread were used: crimson or red, blue, green, and brown/black, plus yellow and white that replaced costly gilt- and silver-metal thread. In a typically bold style, pomegranates are framed by serrated leaves. Most of the original dark brown silk thread of the floral stems has disintegrated, revealing black ink outlines on the linen ground.
date
1600s-1700s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79477335
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Embroidery
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Average: 194.3 x 137.2 cm (76 1/2 x 54 in.)
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Turkey
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1916.13
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plain weave: linen; embroidery, running stitch: silk
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Embroidered quilt with pomegranates and tulips, 1600s-1700s. Turkey. Plain weave: linen; embroidery, running stitch: silk; average: 194.3 x 137.2 cm (76 1/2 x 54 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1300
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T - Islamic
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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.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 329-330, fig. 8.47
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:07:57.461000
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95579
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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plain weave: linen; embroidery, running stitch: silk
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