Cushion Cover (Yastik)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 460

Rectangular silk velvets, such as this textile, would have been used to cover cushions, or yastik, on a low seating platform. They feature staggered rows of dramatic floral medallions set against a crimson ground. The ends of the textiles exhibit borders of repeating floral motifs set into rows of small arched forms known as lappets.

Cushion Cover (Yastik), Silk, linen (?); cut and voided velvet, brocaded

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Cushion Cover (Yastik), Silk, linen (?); cut and voided velvet, brocaded
Cushion Cover (Yastik), Silk, linen (?); cut and voided velvet, brocaded
Cushion Cover (Yastik), Silk, linen (?); cut and voided velvet, brocaded
Cushion Cover (Yastik), Silk, linen (?); cut and voided velvet, brocaded
Cushion Cover (Yastik), Silk, linen (?); cut and voided velvet, brocaded

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