Advanced Search 
Doorway of a bed tent
Greek (Dodecanese, Cos)
18th or 19th century
Object Place: Dodecanese, Island of Kos, Greece
Medium/Technique
Silk embroidery on linen
Dimensions
253 x 314 cm (99 5/8 x 123 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Solomon R. Guggenheim
Accession Number50.2626
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionEight tapering linen panels embroidered with polychrome silk yarns. Design of six outer panels shows repeating "Queen" patterns, alternating red and green; central panels embroidered with King and Queen pattern, and small birds; "gable" of central archway repeats these patterns and adds variety of birds; in spandrels are large confronting birds, human figures and double-headed eagles. Linen yellowed, some yarns rotted; pieced and mended in places.
Provenance1950, Irene Rothschild (Mrs. Solomon R.) Guggenheim (b. 1868 - d. 1954), New York; 1950, gift of Mrs. Solomon R. Guggenheim to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 8, 1950)