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Suzani (large hanging or cover)

A work made of silk embroidery on cotton ground.

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  • A work made of silk embroidery on cotton ground.

Date:

19th century

Artist:

Uzbekistan, Bukhara

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Suzani (large hanging or cover)

Place

Asia Minor (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1801–1900

Medium

Silk embroidery on cotton ground

Dimensions

255.3 × 187 cm (100 1/2 × 73 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. W. E. Simms

Reference Number

1961.986

Extended information about this artwork

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