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Panel, 18th century, Attributed to Algeria, Linen, silk; embroidered, 12.5 in. high 7.00 in. wide (31.75 cm high 17.78 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered, Although Algeria had a centuries-long tradition of embroidery, it, like many other regions of the Ottoman empire, adopted patterns from Istanbul during the Ottoman occupation. But Algerian embroideries remained distinct from other Mediterranean types in color and stitch, and the province continued to produce mainly headdresses and headbands for which it was known throughout the empire.
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Panel, 18th century, Attributed to Algeria, Linen, silk; embroidered, 12.5 in. high 7.00 in. wide (31.75 cm high 17.78 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered, Although Algeria had a centuries-long tradition of embroidery, it, like many other regions of the Ottoman empire, adopted patterns from Istanbul during the Ottoman occupation. But Algerian embroideries remained distinct from other Mediterranean types in color and stitch, and the province continued to produce mainly headdresses and headbands for which it was known throughout the empire
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3400 x 5608 px | 54.6 MB
Print size:
28.8 x 47.5 cm | 11.3 x 18.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
12.5 • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • 31.75 CM HIGH 17.78 WIDE • ADOPTED PATTERNS • ALGERIA • ALGIERS • ATTRIBUTED • BUT ALGERIAN • CENTURIES-LONG TRADITION • COLOR • COLOUR • DISTINCT • EMBROIDERED • EMBROIDERIES • EMBROIDERY • EMPIRE • HEADBANDS • HEADDRESSES • HIGH 7.00 • ISTANBUL • LINEN • MEDITERRANEAN TYPES • OCCUPATION • OTTOMAN EMPIRE • PANEL • PRODUCE MAINLY • PROVINCE CONTINUED • REGIONS • REMAINED • SILK • STITCH • TEXTILES-EMBROIDERED • TEXTILES: SILK • WIDE • XVIII CENTURY
