Brocaded Velvet
ca. 1550-1599 (made)
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Ottoman silk velvets made in the 16th century often have patterns based on Italian models. Here, an arched lattice links alternate rows of roundels with crimson grounds and yellow grounds. Only the presence of tiny tulip heads in the crimson-ground roundels suggests that this is an Ottoman textile. These tulip heads also help to date it. They were introduced in the 1550s, so this velvet must have been made after that time.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, with the pattern in velvet, and the ground brocaded with metal thread |
| Brief description | Panel of brocaded velvet |
| Physical description | Panel of brocaded velvet |
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| Summary | Ottoman silk velvets made in the 16th century often have patterns based on Italian models. Here, an arched lattice links alternate rows of roundels with crimson grounds and yellow grounds. Only the presence of tiny tulip heads in the crimson-ground roundels suggests that this is an Ottoman textile. These tulip heads also help to date it. They were introduced in the 1550s, so this velvet must have been made after that time. |
| Bibliographic reference | Nurhan Atasoy and others, Ipek. The Crescent & the Rose. Imperial Ottoman Silks and Velvets, London: Azimuth Editions, 2001, pl. 73. Technical analysis on p. 335 is incomplete. |
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| Accession number | 145-1891 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2003 |
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