Antique Ottoman Voided Silk Velvet Pillow Yastik: 18th Century Turkey

Item Details:
This is a beautiful voided silk velvet mat / yastik cushion cover, made in the Ottoman Empire during the 18th century (if not earlier) Bursa or Istanbul.

With gorgeous natural vegetable dyes in a stunning colours combination of indigo blue with magenta pink.

Featuring patterns and symbols of fertility, with grape vines suggesting that it was perhaps intended as a wedding gift.

There is a very similar example in the Minneapolis Institute of Art:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/12611/velvet-mat-turkey

A wonderful textile that displays well on a wall. We specialise in stretching and mounting textiles in our dedicated textile conservation studios.
We can also offer a textile conservation and restoration service. Please ask us for details.

Condition:
For its age it is in time worn antique condition, commensurate with its age. Some fading to colours and wear from centuries of use. It has spilts, water stains, rubs and losses to the silk velvet.
Please study the photographs as they form an important part of the description.

Measurements:
115 x 57cm

Please see our other listings for more yastik from the same collection.