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Source Description
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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Document identity
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151951
label
Brocaded velvet cushion cover with carnations
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Source metadata
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151951
contentType
object
title
Brocaded velvet cushion cover with carnations
description
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.
date
late 1500s
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79935895
genreSpecific
Velvet
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 128.9 x 66.7 cm (50 3/4 x 26 1/4 in.); Mounted: 136.5 x 74.3 cm (53 3/4 x 29 1/4 in.)
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Turkey, Bursa
accession
1984.27
Source extras
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velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt-and-silver-metal thread
tombstone
Brocaded velvet cushion cover with carnations, late 1500s. Turkey, Bursa. Velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt-and-silver-metal thread; overall: 128.9 x 66.7 cm (50 3/4 x 26 1/4 in.); mounted: 136.5 x 74.3 cm (53 3/4 x 29 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. James Albert Ford, Leonard C. Hanna Jr., The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, Mrs. Hermon A. Kelley, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, Mrs. Harry Stratton, and J. H. Wade by exchange, 1984.27
collection
T - Islamic
didYouKnow
Either end of the textile has six niches brocaded in gold and silver, each containing a stylized carnation in green and red cut velvet.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1914.
page_number
Mentioned: P. 205, no. 138; Reproduced: P. 180, no. 138
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.
page_number
Reproduced: P. 295, fig. 8.13; Mentioned: P. 288, 294
creditline
Gift of Mrs. James Albert Ford, Leonard C. Hanna Jr., The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, Mrs. Hermon A. Kelley, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, Mrs. Harry Stratton, and J. H. Wade by exchange
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2026-06-05 11:14:54.510000
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151951
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt-and-silver-metal thread
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