Textile fragment of ribbed and check textured warm reddish-tan silk brocaded in colorful silks and metallic threads

Title
Textile fragment of ribbed and check textured warm reddish-tan silk brocaded in colorful silks and metallic threads
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Stevens, Blanche Whittier
Description
Textile fragment of ribbed and check textured warm reddish-tan silk brocaded in colorful silks and metallic threads in designs of baskets of flowers, leaves, floral and berry motif; colors are reds, green, white, chartreuse, blue and dark brown; probably used for a man's coat.
Motif
Floral Plants Berry Baskets
Work Type
Textile Panel
Location
Turkey
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
1952.009.007
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk Metallic Threads
Technique
Brocade
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
The berry design is a small circle with a highlighted area. This motif shows up in many of the Turkish textiles.