Cleveland Museum of Art
Embroidered head scarf
- Date
- 1800s
- Medium
- plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread
- Culture
- Turkey
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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.
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