Yastik Cushion Cover

Unknown

ca. 1600 · Silk, cotton, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet (çatma), brocaded · Islamic Art

Rectangular silk velvets, such as this textile, would have been used to cover cushions, or yastik, on a low seating platform. They feature staggered rows of dramatic floral medallions set against a crimson ground. The ends of the textiles exhibit borders of repeating floral motifs set into rows of small arched forms known as lappets.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1600

Medium

Silk, cotton, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet (çatma), brocaded

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917