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Object Details

• Provenance

  ?-2002

  Mehmet Çetinkaya Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey, acquired from unknown source [1]

  2002-2022

  Richard Isaacson, purchased from Mehmet Çetinkaya at Mehmet Çetinkaya Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey in September 2002 [2]

  From 2022

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Richard Isaacson [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Mehmet Çetinkaya Gallery is a vendor of textiles, carpets, and rugs, specializing in those from western China, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Iran and Anatolia. www.cetinkayagallery.com

  [2] Mehmet Çetinkaya Gallery and Maison Du Tapis D'Orient are both owned by Mehmet Çetinkaya.

  Maison Du Tapis D'Orient opened in 1986 and Mehmet Çetinkaya Gallery opened in 2002.

  The purchase invoice, dated September 7, 2002 is on Maison Du Tapis D'Orient letterhead, but stamped with Mehmet Çetinkaya Gallery stamp.

  [3] See Deed of Gift signed January 26, 2022, copy in object file.

  Research Completed on February 4, 2022

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Richard Isaacson

• Origin

  Turkmenistan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Richard Isaacson

• Type

  Costume and Textile

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1890s, 1870s

• Name

  Isaacson, Richard

• Place

  Turkmenistan

• Topic

  Art, Arts of the Islamic World

• Culture

  Muslims

• Object Type

  Costume, Textiles