- Object Name:
- Marriage Canopy
- Place Made:
- Ottoman Empire
- Date:
- 19th century
- Medium:
- Silk: embroidered with metallic thread, net and sequins
- Dimensions:
- 77 3/16 × 77 15/16 in. (196.1 × 198 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Purchase: Anonymous Gift
- Accession Number:
- JM 22-66a-f
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The uniform execution of the gold-embroidered decoration, including the hexagram, suggests the cloth was made for ritual use. The size, square format and fringed edges, imply that it was used as a marriage canopy.
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