1985.311: Velvet with carnation pattern
Textile ArtsThe long rectangular piece of fabric lies flat vertically and has finished edges. The fabric is filled with a large pattern that shows large, white circular floral motifs with spiked edges and two leaves at the bottoms pointing out. There are three small, thin red outline flowers inside of the white forms. The motifs are surrounded by a dark red background.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1985.311
- Title
- Velvet with carnation pattern
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- c. 1550-1650
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey)
- Period
- Ottoman period
- Culture
- Ottoman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/215842
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silk, cotton, and metal-wrapped silk
- Technique
- Velvet
- Dimensions
- 139.5 x 67.2 cm (54 15/16 x 26 7/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
- Accession Year
- 1985
- Object Number
- 1985.311
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- A Grand Legacy: Arts of the Ottoman Empire, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/09/1999 - 01/02/2000
- 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/19/2018 - 11/07/2018
Verification Level
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