Embroidered Textile
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...
Artifact
| id |
id
923
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_83.185_Fnt_DD_T16-tms.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_83.185_Fnt_DD_T16-tms.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_83.185_Fnt_DD_T16-tms.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/83.185 |