Cushion Cover (Yastik)

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17th century · Silk, cotton, and metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded. · Islamic Art

Yastiks are cushion covers used by the Ottoman elite to decorate the interiors of their palaces. They are distinguished by their rectangular shape, a dominant red velvet background, and a composition framed on both sides with a band formed of a linear repeating motif. These cushion covers were produced in quantity; the same pattern type was woven one after the other in a continuous length on the loom and later cut to size.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Silk, cotton, and metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded.

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1970