Embroidered (Rasht-i douzi) Table Cover
Date19th - 20th century
PeriodQajar
MediumWool, silk
DimensionsDiameter: 62 in. (157.5cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineCourtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Object number85.78
DescriptionThis elaborately embroidered wool and silk textile boasts geometric and vegetal motifs with clear links to Persian as well as Chinese iconography. The intricate patterning and high quality of needlework assure us that this cloth - although in form certainly possibly used as a tablecloth topper - was a highly prized artwork only for special occasions. Thick, felted or quilted table toppers helped to keep in the heat generated by charcoal-fed braziers kept under the table. A longer “underskirt” would have lain underneath the topper.
On View
On viewCollections
19th - 20th century
c.2000
19th - 20th century
17th century
17th century
16th - 17th century
