Turkey, Bursa / late 1500s
Brocaded velvet cushion cover with carnations
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Brocaded velvet cushion cover with carnations as velvet (Turkey, Bursa · late 1500s).
Either end of the textile has six niches brocaded in gold and silver, each containing a stylized carnation in green and red cut velvet.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this velvet as velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt-and-silver-metal thread.
The museum's collection notes: The lappet designs on the top and bottom identify this textile as an Ottoman cushion cover for a royal divan, or sofa, used in the royal court. Its bold, graphic pattern is made up of carnations in three staggered rows. Carnations are distinguished from other floral motifs by their sawtooth petals and serrated leaves.
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