horse cover fragment

Not on Display

Geography:
Türkiye
Culture:
Ottoman
Materials:
silk; metallic-wrapped thread
Collection:
The Textile Museum Collection
Accession Number:
1.38
Credit Line:
Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1931
Date:
16th century-17th century;
Copyright:
Public domain
Object Type:
Textile
Dimensions:
55.88 H x 216.15 L x 85.73 W cm (22 H x 85 3/32 L x 33 3/4 W in)
Structure:
tapestry weave, dovetailed
Used in:
equipment
Style:
Ottoman, court
Bibliography:
Esin Atil (Author), The Age of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent., National Gallery of Art , Washington, D.C., 1987., p. 221, fig. 153
Walter B. Denny (Co-Author) and Sumru Belger Krody (Co-Author), The Sultan's Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art, The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., 2012, pp. 76-77; cat. no. 12
Barbara Karl (Author), "When Horses Wore Silk & Gold" HALI Publications, London, England, 2013, no. 175, pp. 77-81
Walter B. Denny (Author), "Ottoman Turkish Textiles", Textile Museum Journal, Textile Museum Journal, Washington, D.C., December 1973, vol. III, no. 3, p. 66, fig. 22
Louise W. Mackie (Author), The Splendor of Turkish Weaving : An Exhibition of Silks and Carpets of the 13th-18th Centuries, November 9, 1973 through March 24, 1974, The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., 1973, p. 55, cat. no. 13
Tahsin Oz (Author), Türk Kumas ve Kadifeleri; XVII-XIX Yüzyil ve Kumas Süslemeleri, Milli Egitim Basimevi, Istanbul, Turkey, 1951, vol. 2, pl. XCIV, pl. no. 455
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Exhibition History:
The Age of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, January 25-June 1987; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, June 14-September 7, 1987; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, October 4, 1987-January 17, 1988. (Presented through cooperation of the government of the Republic of Turkey).
Timeless Connections: Exploring Tapestry Weave, April 16, 2004 - August 01, 2004
The Splendor of Turkish Weaving: An Exhibition of Silks and Carpets of the 13th to 18th centuries, The Textile Museum, Washington DC, November 09, 1973 - March 24, 1974
The Sultan's Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art, September 21, 2012 - March 10, 2013
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