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Source Description
There is a pomegranate design in each ogee (pointed arch) of this silk brocade fragment. The pomegranate is a small tree originating in Persia (today’s Iran) bearing fruit of deep red flesh filled with hundreds of seeds. The pomegranate has been revered as a symbol for health and fertility by many civilizations. In Islam the pomegranate is associated with paradise as described in the Qur’an.
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95941
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Ogival lattice with horizontal design
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95941
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object
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Ogival lattice with horizontal design
description
There is a pomegranate design in each ogee (pointed arch) of this silk brocade fragment. The pomegranate is a small tree originating in Persia (today’s Iran) bearing fruit of deep red flesh filled with hundreds of seeds. The pomegranate has been revered as a symbol for health and fertility by many civilizations. In Islam the pomegranate is associated with paradise as described in the Qur’an.
date
1600–1650
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79478236
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Textile
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1
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Average: 134.7 x 64.2 cm (53 1/16 x 25 1/4 in.)
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Turkey, Bursa
accession
1916.1679
Source extras
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Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave
tombstone
Ogival lattice with horizontal design, 1600–1650. Turkey, Bursa. Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave; average: 134.7 x 64.2 cm (53 1/16 x 25 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1679
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T - Islamic
didYouKnow
There is a pomegranate design in each ogee.
citations
citation
Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
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Reproduced: P. 312, fig. 8.28; Mentioned: P. 310, 314
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:09:42.776000
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95941
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave
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