Publication Date
Late sixteenth century
Publication Place
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Austrian Museum of Applied Arts MAK
Subject
Silk, gold foil, velvet, brochet, embroidered
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
T 5993
Record ID
object;EPM;at;Mus21;40;ar
Library Location
Austrian Museum of Applied Arts MAK
Date
Late sixteenth century
Notes
Pillows like these were part of the distinctive furnishings of palaces and tents. In the center of the rectangular pillow cover appears a medallion surrounded by saz leaves and carnation flowers placed in a rectangle, and around it are also tulips, along with saz leaves and carnations. The two shorter ends of the pillow cover are provided with a zigzag border, showing a basket of tulips in its inner pattern. In order to meet the huge demand for bed covers, hanging curtains and pillow covers for room furnishings in luxury Ottoman homes, such pillow covers were woven on the basis of a production line.
Sample Text
"Cushion cover" within Discover Islamic art collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus21;40;ar
