Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1550
Publication Place
Turkey (made) Bursa -
Subject
Tiger Stripes Leopard Spots
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1071-1900
Record ID
1071-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1550
Notes
Silk damask fragment, with ogival lattice pattern of cream lobed medallions containing red triple-dots and tiger stripes, reserved against red ground, probably Bursa, Ottoman Turkey, 1550-1600
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Red and cream silk damask Silk Damask Damask
Fiziksel açıklama
Silk damask fragment, with ogival lattice pattern of cream lobed medallions containing crimson red triple-dots and tiger stripes, reserved against red ground. The spots and stripes are stylised representations of leopard and tiger skins, and may be the pattern referred to as pelenk (meaning leopard) in Ottoman sources.
Üslup
Ottoman
