- Object Name:
- Table Runner
- Place Made:
- Istanbul (Turkey)
- Date:
- first half 20th century
- Medium:
- Linen: chain stitched in cotton and metallic thread
- Dimensions:
- 19 × 72 in. (48.3 × 182.9 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 2557
Not On View
At the center of this table runner is a circular field enclosing a Star of David inscribed in Hebrew, "Zion" surrounded by the word "Jerusalem." At the time this runner was made, a number of Jews worked in the Kuzguncuk quarter of Istanbul and specialized in chain stitching.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.