Silk Lampas

Location: Bursa, Turkey

Materials: silk lampas, with silver thread on a silk foundation

Dimensions: 93 x 62cm

Accession Number: TXT 170

Other Notes:

The pattern is a lattice densely filled with cloud scrolls, arabesques and small blank cartouches. It encloses pointed medallions containing ‘palmette trees’ filled with sprays of tulips, hyacinths and carnations.

Bibliography:

J.M. Rogers, The Arts of Islam. Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection, London 2010, cat.382, p.323.