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This resplendent tree of life embroidery integrates Turkish traditions with new European styles that became increasingly fashionable during the mid-18th century. The fanciful tree projects lavish bouquets of Turkish flowers while the tree trunk is wrapped with an elaborate European-style bow, as are the meandering vines in the floral border. <br><br>A professional draftsman drew the pattern with ink on the radiant yellow silk taffeta embroidered with at least 12 vibrant colors in chain stitch. It was most likely made in a professional workshop as a hanging for special occasions, a conspicuous symbol of beauty and wealth.
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95647
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Silk hanging with embroidered tree of life
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95647
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Silk hanging with embroidered tree of life
description
This resplendent tree of life embroidery integrates Turkish traditions with new European styles that became increasingly fashionable during the mid-18th century. The fanciful tree projects lavish bouquets of Turkish flowers while the tree trunk is wrapped with an elaborate European-style bow, as are the meandering vines in the floral border. <br><br>A professional draftsman drew the pattern with ink on the radiant yellow silk taffeta embroidered with at least 12 vibrant colors in chain stitch. It was most likely made in a professional workshop as a hanging for special occasions, a conspicuous symbol of beauty and wealth.
date
1800s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79477561
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Embroidery
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Average: 228.6 x 172.7 cm (90 x 68 in.)
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Turkey, Ottoman period
accession
1916.1358
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Silk: plain weave; embroidery, chain stitch
tombstone
Silk hanging with embroidered tree of life, 1800s. Turkey, Ottoman period. Silk: plain weave; embroidery, chain stitch; average: 228.6 x 172.7 cm (90 x 68 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1358
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T - Islamic
citations
citation
Mackie, Louise. "Luxuriance." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 53, no. 4 (July/August 2013): 12-14.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 12
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. 336-337, fig. 8.54
citation
Highet, Juliet. "Silks from Islamic Lands." The Asian Art Newspaper: Monthly for Collectors, Dealers, Museums and Galleries 17, issue 5 (March 2014):16-18.
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18
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:08:13.886000
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95647
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk: plain weave; embroidery, chain stitch
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