From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Islamic World

Carpet from Spain

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Post date October 9, 2024

Carpet; Spain, Alcaraz; 1550-1590. Wool, goat hair; knotted pile, single warp knot; 417 x 226 cm. The Textile Museum Collection R44.00.3. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers 1942.

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Shawl from Pakistan

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Post date August 14, 2024

Shawl (abocchini), Pakistan, late 19th century. Cotton, mirrors, silk tufts; embroidered; 209 x 130 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1967.8.38. Museum purchase.

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Dress from Yemen

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Post date June 14, 2024

Dress, coastal Yemen, 1900-1950. Cotton, copper, mother-of-pearl; plain weave, embroidery; 117 x 146 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2009.3.1. Gift of Sheridan Collins.

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Cradle Cover from Uzbekistan

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Post date September 13, 2023

Yellow, tented textile with a vertical slit down the center and red and white patterning

Cradle cover; Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Bukhara; 1870-1890. Silk, cotton; warp-faced plain weave, warp ikat, calendared; 71 x 90 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2005.36.82A. The Megalli Collection.

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Suzani from Uzbekistan

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Post date June 28, 2023

Detail of a textile with a cream background and sprays of embroidered flowers

Suzani hanging; Uzbekistan, Nurata or Bukhara; 19th century. Cotton, silk; balanced plain weave, embroidery; 215 x 149 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 4.1. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers prior to 1951.