Cushion Cover (Yastik)
Costly velvet furnishing fabrics with glittering metal‑wrapped thread embellishment were used to adorn the interior of Ottoman royal palaces and the homes of the wealthy elite. This piece originally served as yastik, or bolster, cushion cover. Often these covers were produced in quantity, woven one after the other in a continuous length on the loom, and later cut to size.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cushion Cover (Yastik)
- Date: 17th century
- Geography: Attributed to Turkey
- Medium: Silk, linen (?); cut and voided velvet, brocaded
- Dimensions: Textile: L. 50 1/2 in. (128.3 cm)
W. 26 1/4 in. (66.7 cm)
Mount: L. 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm)
W. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)
D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Wt. 41 lbs. (18.6 kg) - Classification: Textiles
- Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
- Object Number: 32.100.459
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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17th century
17th–18th century
first half 17th century
17th century
probably 17th century
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