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Fabric length
Turkish
Ottoman
late 16th or early 17th century
Object Place: Turkey
Medium/Technique
Silk satin brocaded with silk and gilt-metal wrapped thread
Dimensions
133 x 156 cm (52 3/8 x 61 7/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 1.56 x 1.33
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number97.476
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed satin ground. The ogival framework consists of gold bands detailed with red and gold blocks and broken by rosettes. In each ogee is a gold medallion bearing symmetrically arranged carnations in flower and in bud. The design is woven with gold thread, red, light green, light blue and white silk. Lined with deep purple and salmon pink satin.
ProvenancePurchased of D. G. Kelekian