Fragment of a Cushion Cover (Yastik)

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This fragment once belonged to a large rectangular cushion cover with a characteristic repeating floral medallion covering the center field against a dominant red velvet background. A quarter and a half of the repeat-medallion survive in this fragment. Such yastiks were costly velvet furnishing fabrics with glittering metal-wrapped thread used by the Ottoman elite to adorn the interiors of the royal palaces and the homes of the wealthy elite.

Fragment of a Cushion Cover (Yastik), Silk and metal thread; cut and voided velvet (çatma), brocaded

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Fragment of a Cushion Cover (Yastik), Silk and metal thread; cut and voided velvet (çatma), brocaded
Fragment of a Cushion Cover (Yastik), Silk and metal thread; cut and voided velvet (çatma), brocaded

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