Curator

  • Art Institute Chicago
  • Harvard art museum
  • My Exhibition
A long rectangular piece of fabric with unfinished side edges and a small geometric border at the top and bottom. The fabric’s background is a light yellow color and the pattern is teal. There are four and a half large alternating floral motifs along the center of the fabric. There are two fan-shaped motifs with smaller flower stems inside them and two and a half large, curved blossom motifs. They are surrounded by smaller floral details.

Velvet with carnation and palmette pattern

Ottoman

Cut, voided blue-green and white velvet with silver thread

Ottoman period

Textile Arts