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A rectangular piece of velvet fabric with a large floral pattern covering the whole fabric. The background is dark red and the pattern is made of large, white circular floral motifs with two leaves at the bottoms.

The 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
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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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