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Unknown Maker, Near Eastern

Cushion Cover

Maker

Unknown Maker, Near Eastern

Culture

Near Eastern, Turkish

Title

Cushion Cover

Year

ca. 1540-1675

Medium

  • silk,
  • cotton,
  • and metallic-yarn (now missing) voided satin velvet

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • cotton,
  • and metallic-yarn (now missing) voided satin velvet

Materials

silk, cotton, metallic yarn

Geography

Place Made: Bursa

Dimensions

Length: 173.4 cm (68 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

S1986.152

Type

  • Textiles

Publications

  • Journal

Glimpses of Grandeur: Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires

  • Books

A World of Costume and Textiles: A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Glimpses of Grandeur
Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires
Sep 24, 1999 – Dec 26, 1999
Textile Treasures from the Permanent Collection
1,000 Years of Textiles
Jan 16, 1987 – Mar 01, 1987

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Unknown Maker, Near Eastern
Cushion Cover, ca. 1540-1675
Silk, cotton, and metallic-yarn (now missing) voided satin velvet
Length: 173.4 cm (68 1/4 inches)
Museum Collection S1986.152

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