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Artist
Anonymous ( Turkey ) Unknown author
Title
Mirror Cover
Description
English: In the Turkish houses of old, covers like this one were draped around mirrors as decoration during the day and hung over them before sunset: there was a superstition that if one looked into a mirror at night, one might see the devil's reflection. The cover is embroidered with a double running stitch, making the decoration visible on both sides of the cloth. The floral ornament is inspired by earlier Ottoman glazed ceramics.
Date 18 th century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
( Ottoman Empire
era QS:P2348,Q12560
)
Medium silk embroidery on linen
Dimensions 143.8 × 51.5 cm (56.6 × 20.2 in)
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
83.214
Place of creation Turkey
Object history
Exhibition history Ottoman Embroideries and Other Ornament. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2007.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters
Source Walters Art Museum : Home page Info about artwork
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