Embroidered Textile
Maker
Unknown
Daten. d.
MediumLinen or fine muslin and silk thread
Dimensions17 × 102 inches (43.2 × 259.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel P. Rotan.
Object number2020.11
On View
Not on view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextA textile panel of linen or fine muslin embroidered with silk thread which resembles the "Tetouan embroidery" style of Tetouan, Morocco where Algerians introduced Ottoman culture. The dimensions could imply a mirror cover which is uniquely Tetuoan tradition. Islamic custom discouraged use of human or animal representations so popular motifs shifted to florals, knots, crescents and geometric design.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, American and European museums’ collections included examples of textiles representing the woven history of many different global cultures. The Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences [now Telfair Museums] received collections of textiles from various well-traveled Savannahians.