Velvet Cushion Cover (Yastik)

late 17th century

106.5 cm 61 cm

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Cushion-covers (yastiks) like this one decorated divans or sofas positioned low to the ground in Ottoman Turkish royal palaces and houses of the elite. Bold floral patterns in a limited color range were popular from the 16th century onward.

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William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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