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Rectangular Textile Fragment

second half 16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 460
Bursa, a mountainside city in northwest Anatolia about 60 kilometers from Istanbul, was from the mid-fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries the major production center of velvets in the Ottoman empire. This splendid panel, composed of two loom-width pieces sewn together, typifies Bursa velvet weaving in the late sixteenth century. The motifs, especially the feathery leaves embracing the artichokes, are among the most frequently used by Ottoman weavers (and ceramicists) in this period. Fabrics such as this one were primarily employed in furnishings, such as cushions, curtains, and wall hangings, in the Ottoman empire. The many examples exported to Europe, on the other hand, were most often used in ceremonial costumes.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rectangular Textile Fragment
  • Date: second half 16th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Turkey, Bursa
  • Medium: Silk, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded
  • Dimensions: Textile: H. 66 in. (167.6 cm)
    W. 52 in. (132.1 cm)
    Mount: H. 70 1/2 in. (179.1cm)
    W. 56 1/8 in. (142.6 cm)
    D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
    Wt. 89 lbs. (40.4 kg)
  • Classification: Textiles-Woven
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.29.10
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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