id:			162780
accession number:	2003.3
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.3
updated:		2022-10-29 16:44:30.328000

Brocaded Velvet Panel with Italianate Pattern, 1575–1625. Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa. Silk: velvet, brocaded; gilt-metal thread and cotton; overall: 173 x 241.5 cm (68 1/8 x 95 1/16 in.); mounted: 175.3 x 245.7 x 8.9 cm (69 x 96 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 2003.3

title:				Brocaded Velvet Panel with Italianate Pattern
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creation date:			1575–1625
creation date earliest:		1575
creation date latest:		1625
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa
technique:	Silk: velvet, brocaded; gilt-metal thread and cotton
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Velvet
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measurements: Overall: 173 x 241.5 cm (68 1/8 x 95 1/16 in.); Mounted: 175.3 x 245.7 x 8.9 cm (69 x 96 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic Gallery 207 Rotation
	opening date:   2004-05-07T04:00:00
	<i>Islamic Gallery 207 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 7, 2004-May 31, 2005).

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2012-12-03T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 3, 2012-December 9, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Bacri Freres, Paris, France
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	(Rossini at Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, France, sold to Francesca Galloway, London).
	date: October 9, 2002
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	(Francesca Galloway, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2002–2003
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2003–
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wall description: 
Rarely are four fabric widths preserved together from any culture. This gilt-metal thread pattern combines fashionable Turkish and Italian features. The large ogival (curved) lattice clasped by crowns and the velvet structure are Turkish features whereas the two so-called artichoke designs are enlarged adaptations of Italian motifs. The well-matched pattern along the seams reveals masterful weaving. This luxurious velvet panel, a symbol of wealth and power, was woven during the artistic height of the Ottoman Empire in the late 1500s, shortly after the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. It may have covered a divan (sofa) or possibly enhanced a wall during cold winters in the imperial Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 276, 298-299, fig. 8.16;  Mentioned: P. 294
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