Lot 133
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A PROVINCIAL OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED CRIMSON VELVET CUSHION COVER (YASTIK)
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A PROVINCIAL OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED CRIMSON VELVET CUSHION COVER (YASTIK)

TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY

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A PROVINCIAL OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED CRIMSON VELVET CUSHION COVER (YASTIK)
TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
The crimson velvet ground in two panels embroidered in silver thread with staggered rows of large carnation flowerheads, a floral arcade panel at each end, stretched and mounted
49 x 23in. (120 x 58.5cm.)
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Lot Essay

Comparable textiles in terms of design, featuring five carnations flowerheads, and floral arcades, can be found executed in cut and voided velvet, (P. Pal (ed.), Islamic Art; The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, Los Angeles, 1973, p.203, no. 428; Donald King and Michael Goedhuis, Imperial Ottoman Textiles, London, 1980, pp.38-39, no. 19). The difference here in technique suggests that our velvet may have been a more provincial interpretation of a popular design.

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