Caption

Fabric fragment, silk fabrics, fragments of patterned silk, chiseled velvet, Turkish fabric. Beige and gold pattern surrounded by cherry-cut fleece on a velvet background. Pattern features saz leaves with a fine floral ornament, lotus-shaped palmettes, and large, winding, forked, thorny flower stems. 17th century, Ottoman Empire 1299–1922, height 86 cm, width 25.9 cm., A narrow vertical textile fragment with a repeating ornate pattern in deep burgundy and a pale beige background, showing curved scrolls, stylized leaves, and floral motifs; the burgundy shapes form bold, velvety areas contrasted against the flatter beige ground, with irregular edges and small frayed threads along the sides, and the fabric surface exhibiting a slightly textured, plush appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_029

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.5Mb (2.5Mb) / 9.4in x 14.2in / 2832 x 4256 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment silk fabrics fragments patterned silk chiseled velvet Turkish fabric Beige gold pattern surrounded cherry-cut fleece velvet background Pattern features saz leaves fine floral ornament lotus-shaped palmettes large winding forked thorny flower stems 17th century Ottoman Empire 1299–1922 height 86 cm width 25.9 cm narrow vertical textile fragment repeating ornate pattern deep burgundy pale beige background showing curved scrolls stylized leaves floral motifs burgundy shapes form bold velvety areas contrasted flatter beige ground irregular edges small frayed threads sides fabric surface exhibiting slightly textured plush appearance.