Cleveland Museum of Art
Brocaded velvet cushion cover with carnations
- Date
- late 1500s
- Medium
- velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt-and-silver-metal thread
- Culture
- Turkey, Bursa
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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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