Embroidered Armenian liturgical curtain
1763
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Embroidered Armenian liturgical curtain, 1763. Turkey, Constantinople/Istanbul, Ottoman period. Twill weave: wool; embroidery, chain stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread; overall: 183 x 119.4 cm (72 1/16 x 47 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2014.13
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- twill weave: wool; embroidery, chain stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread
- Medium
- twill, weave, wool, embroidery, chain, stitch, silk, gilt-, silver-metal, thread
- Dimensions
- Overall: 183 x 119.4 cm (72 1/16 x 47 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Inscription embroidered in erkatagir script with metal thread reads: "This curtain (varakouyr) is in memory of the people of Hassan Pasha Khan who gave it to the Monastery (vank) of Saint John the Baptist (Surp Garabed) on the Armenian date 10 May 1212 (1763 AD)."
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 2014.13
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Floral Delight: Textiles from Islamic Lands
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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