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
Rights
Public Domain
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.