Medallions in an Ogival Lattice

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.2001.3

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CMA_.2001.3

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Textiles

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Textiles

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Anatolian; Turkish; Ottoman

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Asian; Anatolian; Turkish; Ottoman

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul, Ottoman period

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Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul, Ottoman period

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Medallions in an Ogival Lattice

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Medallions in an Ogival Lattice

Title

false

Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

c. 1600

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c. 1600

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1595

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1595

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1605

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1605

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

brocaded velvet

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brocaded velvet

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Velvets

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Velvets

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

Overall: 160cm x 65cm

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Overall: 160cm x 65cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

2001.3

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2001.3

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund

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Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

This luxurious velvet is similar to fabrics worn by Turkish sultans on elaborate ceremonial occasions at the imperial Topkapi Palace in Istanbul during the 16th century. Such bold patterns and high quality served to symbolize the immense power and unfathomable wealth of the Ottoman Empire.

The design in this velvet was adapted from Ottoman court art [and assembled] to create lively contrasts between large motifs that can be seen from a distance - medallion and lattice - and small designs that can only be admired up close - flowers and crowns. Only the latter was of foreign, Italian, origin. The velvet was probably used as an upholstery fabric, seamed to several identical lengths, to form an opulent cover for a divan (sofa) at the Palace.

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<P>This luxurious velvet is similar to fabrics worn by Turkish sultans on elaborate ceremonial occasions at the imperial Topkapi Palace in Istanbul during the 16th century. Such bold patterns and high quality served to symbolize the immense power and unfathomable wealth of the Ottoman Empire. </p><p> The design in this velvet was adapted from Ottoman court art [and assembled] to create lively contrasts between large motifs that can be seen from a distance - medallion and lattice - and small designs that can only be admired up close - flowers and crowns. Only the latter was of foreign, Italian, origin. The velvet was probably used as an upholstery fabric, seamed to several identical lengths, to form an opulent cover for a divan (sofa) at the Palace. </p>

Context

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Medallions in an Ogival Lattice