Brocaded velvet cover with sunbursts

early 1600s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Brocaded velvet cover with sunbursts, early 1600s. Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa. Velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread, and cotton; overall: 180.7 x 128.3 cm (71 1/8 x 50 1/2 in.); mounted: 185.4 x 134 cm (73 x 52 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2008.146

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread, and cotton
Medium: velvet, brocaded, silk, gilt-, silver-metal, thread, cotton
Dimensions: Overall: 180.7 x 128.3 cm (71 1/8 x 50 1/2 in.); Mounted: 185.4 x 134 cm (73 x 52 3/4 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 2008.146
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900, Islamic art rotation
Rights Statement: CC0