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Lot Essay
The ogival lattice is one of the oldest and most widespread ketma designs. Its versatility is obvious, allowing a myriad of variations on the theme of either floating medallions on plain ground or medallions encompassed within thick intertwined lattices. For further examples of Ottoman silks with ogival lattices and a short discussion of the pattern see Nurhan Atasoy, Walter B. Denny, Louise W. Mackie and Hülya Tezcan, Ipek, The Crescent and the Rose, London, 2001, pp. 272-281.
A similar textile with a comparable colour range to that found here can be found in the Benaki Museum (Anna Ballian (ed.), Benaki Museum, A Guide to the Museum of Islamic Art, Athens, 2006, no. 280, p. 196). Another is in the Sadberk Hanim Museum (Hülya Bilgi, Çatma ve Kemha, Ottoman Silk Textiles, Istanbul, 2007, no. 10, pp. 42-43). Another, which incorporates turquoise cloud bands within the central medallions is in the Textile Museum in Washington (Esin Atil, The Age of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, New York, 1987, no. 143, p. 209) while two similar panels were in these Rooms 31 March 2009, lot 138.
A similar textile with a comparable colour range to that found here can be found in the Benaki Museum (Anna Ballian (ed.), Benaki Museum, A Guide to the Museum of Islamic Art, Athens, 2006, no. 280, p. 196). Another is in the Sadberk Hanim Museum (Hülya Bilgi, Çatma ve Kemha, Ottoman Silk Textiles, Istanbul, 2007, no. 10, pp. 42-43). Another, which incorporates turquoise cloud bands within the central medallions is in the Textile Museum in Washington (Esin Atil, The Age of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, New York, 1987, no. 143, p. 209) while two similar panels were in these Rooms 31 March 2009, lot 138.