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An Ottoman Torah Ark Curtain Made from a Woman's Dress
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This sumptuous velvet and gilt-metal-thread embroidered Torah ark curtain most likely began its life as the wedding gown of a well-to-do Jewish woman of the Ottoman Empire. It was unstitched and…

Places:

İzmir, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)

Date:

Early 20th Century

Subjects:

Art, Textiles, Ritual object, Ritual & observance, Torah study

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Dress & Adornment
Cloth embroidered with decorative flowers, spirals, and lines.