Cushion Cover (Yastik)

17th century

Not on view

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 pieces 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. While these multiples still exist, they are rarely found together. The museum's collection, however, houses another cushion cover identical to the floral medallion example shown here.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Cushion Cover (Yastik)
Date: 17th century
Geography: Attributed to Turkey
Medium: Silk, cotton, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded
Dimensions: Textile: L. 42 1/2 in. (108 cm)
W. 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm)
Mount: L. 45 1/2 in. (115.6 cm)
W. 26 3/4 in. (67.9 cm)
D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.95.65
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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