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Brocaded velvet cushion cover with crescents

1525–75

Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa

Medium
velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread, and cotton
Measurements
Overall: 138.4 x 65.4 cm (54 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.); Mounted: 134.6 x 63.5 cm (53 x 25 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2009.282
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

This lustrous cushion cover is one of the earliest and highest quality examples that has survived. The vibrant field pattern displays large crescents inscribed with smaller crescents and elegant rosebuds on a leafy vine. Harmonious smaller crescents and roses decorate the six pointed lappet designs across each end that identify its function as a cover for a cushion on a divan, the equivalent of a Western sofa. The elegant yet lively quality of the drawing, velvet weave, and dense metal thread indicate that it was made near the height of Ottoman silk textile production in the middle of the 1500s.

Brocaded velvet cushion cover with crescents

1525–75

Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa

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