Turkish_-_Mirror_Cover_-_Walters_83214_-_Detail.jpg
Summary
Mirror Cover ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Mirror Cover
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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.
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Date |
18
th
century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
(
Ottoman Empire
era QS:P2348,Q12560
)
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Medium | silk embroidery on linen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 143.8 × 51.5 cm (56.6 × 20.2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081
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Accession number |
83.214
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Place of creation | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission
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