Tomb Cover
1800s (made)
| Place of origin |
This silk textile has a design that was traditionally used for tomb covers. The religious inscriptions are worked in white and mustard-yellow, edged in crimson and arranged in a zigzag pattern on a green ground. At each angle of the zigzag, and in mustard-yellow is the word Allah ('God') placed above the name Muhammad. Further inscriptions make up the zigzag bands.
Object details
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| Brief description | woven silk, 1800s, Turkish; Inscription |
| Physical description | Woven silk, red and green ground with calligraphic decoration in cream and gold, forming a repeating zigzag pattern |
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| Summary | This silk textile has a design that was traditionally used for tomb covers. The religious inscriptions are worked in white and mustard-yellow, edged in crimson and arranged in a zigzag pattern on a green ground. At each angle of the zigzag, and in mustard-yellow is the word Allah ('God') placed above the name Muhammad. Further inscriptions make up the zigzag bands. |
| Bibliographic reference | pp.59-61
Ipek, Dr. Selin, Dressing the Prophet. Textiles from the Haramayn. Hali. Summer 2011, Issue 168 |
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| Accession number | T.216-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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