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Suzani

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cover of embroidered off-white cotton tabby cloth with silk in shades of red, pink, salmon, green, brown, blue, yellow and orange in Bokhara couching, chain, ladder and Cretan feather stitches. Made of five widths. The field is occupied by irregularly undulating floral stems. The border on all four sides shows large flowers within leaf sprays. Lined with machine-printed cotton, with stripes containing pine-forms and columns entwined with flowers in purple, red and green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered cotton with silk
Brief description
Suzani (hanging or cover) cotton embroidered with silk in floral patterns and lined with industrially printed cotton, probably Uzbekistan, 19th century; Textiles; Embroidery
Physical description
Cover of embroidered off-white cotton tabby cloth with silk in shades of red, pink, salmon, green, brown, blue, yellow and orange in Bokhara couching, chain, ladder and Cretan feather stitches. Made of five widths. The field is occupied by irregularly undulating floral stems. The border on all four sides shows large flowers within leaf sprays. Lined with machine-printed cotton, with stripes containing pine-forms and columns entwined with flowers in purple, red and green.
Dimensions
  • Length: 96in
  • Width: 62.5in
Credit line
Given by Sir Harold E. Satow
Collection
Accession number
T.21-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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