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Cushion cover

Title	Cushion cover
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1600
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Carnation Roses
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 102cm, Width: 50cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	935-1897
Record ID	935-1897
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1600
Notes	This is one face of a rectangular cushion cover. The back would have been plain fabric. Cushions were used to form the seat and back of a divan. This was a raised bench that ran along three sides of reception rooms. This design is a copy of a popular pattern usually woven in red or green silk velvet. An embroidered version would have been less expensive and would also have been cooler for use in summer.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Red silk twill, embroidered with silk in atma (laid and couched with a couched line); made from two pieces joined before being embroidered Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	Cushion cover (yastik) of red silk twill embroidered with yellow silk in atma. Made from two pieces joined before being embroidered. There is a large central circular medallion containing a segmented pattern with a border of tulip heads. Above a below this medallion is a large segmented carnation from which branch a pair of stems curving around the central medallion and bearing two slightly smaller carnations and two stylised blossoms. There is a row of niches along the lower and upper ends; each niche contains a stylised rosebud.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Cushion cover

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1600

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Carnation Roses

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 102cm, Width: 50cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 935-1897

Record ID 935-1897

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1600

Notes This is one face of a rectangular cushion cover. The back would have been plain fabric. Cushions were used to form the seat and back of a divan. This was a raised bench that ran along three sides of reception rooms. This design is a copy of a popular pattern usually woven in red or green silk velvet. An embroidered version would have been less expensive and would also have been cooler for use in summer.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Red silk twill, embroidered with silk in atma (laid and couched with a couched line); made from two pieces joined before being embroidered Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing

Fiziksel açıklama Cushion cover (yastik) of red silk twill embroidered with yellow silk in atma. Made from two pieces joined before being embroidered. There is a large central circular medallion containing a segmented pattern with a border of tulip heads. Above a below this medallion is a large segmented carnation from which branch a pair of stems curving around the central medallion and bearing two slightly smaller carnations and two stylised blossoms. There is a row of niches along the lower and upper ends; each niche contains a stylised rosebud.

Üslup Ottoman