- Object Name:
- Dowry Divan Cover and Cushion Cover
- Place Made:
- Monastir, Macedonia
- Date:
- late 19th century-1908
- Medium:
- Silk: embroidered with metallic thread, metal wire, and sequins; metallic fringe
- Dimensions:
- 23 5/8 × 104 in. (60 × 264.2 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Michael B. Arueste and Mary Arueste, grandson and daughter-in-law of Estrella Youshah Aroeste, in memory of Louis Arueste (son of Estrella)
- Accession Number:
- 1995-54a-b
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These textiles were part of the dowry of Estrella Youshah Aroeste who married at the age of 17 in 1908 in Monastir. Two years later she emigrated to the United States.
The gold embroidery that marks these textiles generally signifies ceremonial use and may indicate that the covers were used on special occasions like holidays. The gold on light purple silk is typical of the embroidery of other Greek communities like Ioannina. The lightness of the motifs and their ornamental arrangement indicate a late date.
The gold embroidery that marks these textiles generally signifies ceremonial use and may indicate that the covers were used on special occasions like holidays. The gold on light purple silk is typical of the embroidery of other Greek communities like Ioannina. The lightness of the motifs and their ornamental arrangement indicate a late date.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.