Sash, Linen: emboidered with silk and metallic threads
, 19th century
Object Name:
Sash
Place Made:
Ottoman Empire
Date:
19th century
Medium:
Linen: emboidered with silk and metallic threads
Dimensions:
9 × 84 in. (22.9 × 213.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Otto J. and Eugenie Weinberg
Accession Number:
1982-247

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Sashes like this one were commonly decorated only at the ends, the portion visible from the front of the body. The unified motif of a single tree and the openness of the form are similar in character to the corner decorations of a 19th century kerchief in the Victoria & Albert Museum.

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