Embroidered head scarf
1800–1899
- Medium
- plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread
- Dimensions
- Overall: 92 x 92.5 cm (36 1/4 x 36 7/16 in.)
- Genre
- embroidery
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Turkey
About
The edges of this headscarf are embroidered with landscape: a mosque alternates with a Turkish tent with a flowering plant between. In each corner is a medallion formed by a flowering plant surrounding a Turkish tent.