Velvet fragment with an eight-pointed star and the Mevlevi turban

Details

• Title

  Velvet fragment with an eight-pointed star and the Mevlevi turban

• Associated place

  Asia › Turkey (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  17th - 18th century (1601 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  silk, metal-wrapped thread, cut and voided velvet, brocaded

• Object type

  textile

• Dimensions

  35 x 20 cm approx. (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2613

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