Embroidered Sash (Uckur)
Unknown Artist
1700s
Medium
embroidery: silk and silver filé on linen tabby ground
Dimensions
200 × 26.2 cm
Classification
Embroidery
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Harold North Fowler Collection
Accession Number
1956.679
About this artwork
Each end of the sash is embroidered with a single motif of large-scale flowering plants. Below the main motif is a stylized foliate device forming a narrow border.