Loom Width of Silk Velvet with 'Pinecone' Pattern

16th century

Not on view

With its bold, contrasting pattern of pinecone or artichoke forms, striking deep red and gold palette, and costly combination of silk and gilded metal‑wrapped thread, this luxurious textile exemplifies the high‑quality velvets produced for the Ottoman court. Referred to as çatma, such fabrics are woven using a method akin to that employed for looped cotton bath towels. Here, however, the raw material is the finest silk, and its many rows of tiny loops have been cut to form a sumptuous velvet pile.

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Title: Loom Width of Silk Velvet with 'Pinecone' Pattern
Date: 16th century
Geography: Attributed to Turkey
Medium: Silk, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded
Dimensions: Textile: L. 47 1/4 in. (120 cm)
W. 26 in. (66 cm)
Mount: L. 52 1/4 in. (132.7 cm)
W. 30 3/4 in. (78.1 cm)
Wt. 30 lbs. (13.6 kg)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.95.139
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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