CultureUzbek
Titles
- Shakhrisyabz Suzani
Datec. 1800
MediumCotton; embroidered with silk thread
DimensionsOverall: 111 × 80 5/16 in. (282 × 204 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Friends of Art of the Islamic Worlds, Franci Neely, Rania and Jamal Daniel, Olive and Bruce Baganz, Françoise and Edward Djerejian, Jennifer and Matt Esfahani, Nijad and Zeina Fares, Sima and Masoud Ladjevardian, Eileen and Kase Lawal, Jaleh and Bruce Sallee, Aziz Shaibani
Object number2016.83
Non exposé
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
members of a bride’s family, but the exceptional design and execution of the present suzani suggest that it might have been the product
of a textile workshop.
ProvenanceIgnazio Vok, Vienna; [Rippon Boswell & Co., Wiesbaden, Germany, “Vok Collection, Selection II,” March 12, 2016, lot 138]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
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Cotton and silk base fabric, gold and silver thread, and silver sequins
Silver sequins
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Early 20th century
Cotton and silk base fabric, gold and silver thread, and silver sequins
90.435
Charles James Mason & Co.
c. 1835–1840
Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer print
B.2005.4