Prayer Shawl Bag, Woven silk with metallic thread; mother-of-pearl button, second half 19th century
Object Name:
Prayer Shawl Bag
Place Made:
Çanakkale, Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
Date:
second half 19th century
Medium:
Woven silk with metallic thread; mother-of-pearl button
Dimensions:
9 1/8 × 10 7/16 in. (23.2 × 26.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Bessie Franco
Accession Number:
1986-123

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The limited palette and small design set within framing elements of this woven silk are characteristic of Ottoman textiles.

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