المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1590
مكان النشر
Bursa (city) (made) -
الموضوع
Tiger Stripes
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Length: 71cm, Width: 78.5cm, Incl. backboard length: 84cm, Incl. backboard width: 83cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
753-1884
رقم السجل
753-1884
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1590
ملاحظات
Kaftans like this one were worn by Ottoman princes who died when they were children. They were preserved in imperial tombs where, in accordance with Ottoman custom, they were placed over the graves of the deceased. This kaftan may have come from one of the graves of the 19 younger sons of Sultan Murat III. They were executed at the succession of their half-brother, Mehmet III, in 1595. This gory practice, designed to avoid a struggle for the succession, was never repeated. The pairs of wavy lines represent the pelts of the striped tiger. In the Islamic world, this design acquired powerful associations. The Iranian hero Rustam, for example, is usually depicted wearing a tiger-skin coat. By 1500 the motif was popular on Ottoman Turkish textiles.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk; weft made by silk and gilt metal thread, silk warp; lampas weave with satin ground and weft-faced twill pattern Silk (Textile) Satin Thread Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Kaftan, silk tissue in white, blue and gold woven with a twill tie on a red satin ground. It is trimmed with red and white silk, and gold thread.
Üslup
Ottoman
