CultureTurkish
Titles
- Velvet Panel
Datelate 16th–early 17th century
MediumSilk, cotton, and metal-wrapped thread: cut and voided velvet, brocaded
Dimensions69 1/2 × 49 1/4 in. (176.5 × 125.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2015 Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala, and Anne and Albert Chao
Object number2015.80
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
sultans loved gardens, and the tulips, carnations, and hyacinths are part of the enduring floral style developed by the mid-16th-century court
artist Kara Memi and seen in a myriad of artistic media. This panel is particularly spectacular as it includes two full loom widths instead of one.
ProvenanceJames Rothschild collection; Yigal Tanai, Tel Aviv, Israel, early 1980s; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
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