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Source Description
This luxurious velvet is similar to fabrics worn by Turkish sultans on elaborate ceremonial occasions at the imperial Topkapi Palace in Istanbul during the 1500s. Such bold patterns and high quality served to symbolize the immense power and unfathomable wealth of the Ottoman Empire. <br><br>The design in this velvet was adapted from Ottoman court art and assembled to create lively contrasts between large motifs seen from a distance—medallion and lattice—and small designs that can only be admired up close—flowers and crowns.
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162075
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Brocaded velvet with medallions in ogival lattice
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162075
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Brocaded velvet with medallions in ogival lattice
description
This luxurious velvet is similar to fabrics worn by Turkish sultans on elaborate ceremonial occasions at the imperial Topkapi Palace in Istanbul during the 1500s. Such bold patterns and high quality served to symbolize the immense power and unfathomable wealth of the Ottoman Empire. <br><br>The design in this velvet was adapted from Ottoman court art and assembled to create lively contrasts between large motifs seen from a distance—medallion and lattice—and small designs that can only be admired up close—flowers and crowns.
date
late 1500s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79985694
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Velvet
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 162.6 x 65.4 cm (64 x 25 3/4 in.); Mounted: 165.1 x 68.6 cm (65 x 27 in.)
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Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa
accession
2001.3
Source extras
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Silk: velvet, brocaded; gilt- and silver-metal thread
tombstone
Brocaded velvet with medallions in ogival lattice, late 1500s. Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa. Silk: velvet, brocaded; gilt- and silver-metal thread; overall: 162.6 x 65.4 cm (64 x 25 3/4 in.); mounted: 165.1 x 68.6 cm (65 x 27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2001.3
collection
T - Islamic
didYouKnow
The velvet was probably used as an upholstery fabric, part of an opulent cover for a divan (sofa) at the palace.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” April 4, 2001, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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Mentioned: p. 2
citation
Mackie, Louise W., "Luxury and Hierarchy", Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 42 no. 01, January 2002
page_number
Mentioned & reproduced: p. 4-5
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. 297, fig. 8.15; Mentioned: P. 294
citation
Dorogova, Waleria. "A Dialogue with the Past." <em>HALI </em>224 (Summer 2025): 78-83.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 82; Reproduced: p. 79, fig. 2
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Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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2026-05-29 08:25:02.454000
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162075
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk: velvet, brocaded; gilt- and silver-metal thread
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