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Cushion cover

Title	Cushion cover
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1625
Publication Place	Turkey (made) Bursa -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 120cm, Width: 62.5cm, Length: 59.75cm (of pattern repeat), Width: 16cm (of pattern repeat)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	104-1878
Record ID	104-1878
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1625
Notes	Cushion cover, voided and brocaded silk velvet or Ã§atma, with large staggered carnation stems, and six arched lappets containing rosebud sprays at upper and lower borders, probably Bursa, Ottoman Turkey, 1625-1650.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Voided and brocaded silk. Satin foundation structure: ivory silk warp, single strand ivory cotton weft. Satin and velvet warp order 3-1-2. Velvet structure: red and green silk; pile count: warps 11, along weft 17. Binding weft threads: silk, skinny ivory. Brocade structure: whole 4/1 twill, count 20, shots between pile 2. Metal and twist: gilt (?) S-twist, tightly wrapped. Selvedges: 2cm, very fine, densely packed satin with little cotton weft exposed; satin warps seem slightly thicker silk bits; one colour. Cotton Silk (Textile) Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Cushion cover, voided and brocaded silk velvet or Ã§atma, with staggered carnation stems outlined in green reserved against red ground, with row of six lappets containing rosebud sprays at each end. Straight repeat on horizontal axis and point repeat on vertical axis with two minimum pattern areas.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Cushion cover

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1625

Publication Place Turkey (made) Bursa -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 120cm, Width: 62.5cm, Length: 59.75cm (of pattern repeat), Width: 16cm (of pattern repeat)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 104-1878

Record ID 104-1878

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1625

Notes Cushion cover, voided and brocaded silk velvet or Ã§atma, with large staggered carnation stems, and six arched lappets containing rosebud sprays at upper and lower borders, probably Bursa, Ottoman Turkey, 1625-1650.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Voided and brocaded silk. Satin foundation structure: ivory silk warp, single strand ivory cotton weft. Satin and velvet warp order 3-1-2. Velvet structure: red and green silk; pile count: warps 11, along weft 17. Binding weft threads: silk, skinny ivory. Brocade structure: whole 4/1 twill, count 20, shots between pile 2. Metal and twist: gilt (?) S-twist, tightly wrapped. Selvedges: 2cm, very fine, densely packed satin with little cotton weft exposed; satin warps seem slightly thicker silk bits; one colour. Cotton Silk (Textile) Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Cushion cover, voided and brocaded silk velvet or Ã§atma, with staggered carnation stems outlined in green reserved against red ground, with row of six lappets containing rosebud sprays at each end. Straight repeat on horizontal axis and point repeat on vertical axis with two minimum pattern areas.

Üslup Ottoman