Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design (1600–1650): Art, History and Details

Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design (1600–1650) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

There is a pomegranate design in each ogee (pointed arch) of this silk brocade fragment. The pomegranate is a small tree originating in Persia (today’s Iran) bearing fruit of deep red flesh filled with hundreds of seeds. The pomegranate has been revered as a symbol for health and fertility by many civilizations. In Islam the pomegranate is associated with paradise as described in the Qur’an.

Object facts

• Title: Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design
• Date: 1600–1650
• Culture: Turkey, Bursa
• Type: Textile
• Technique: Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave
• Dimensions: Average: 134.6 x 41.3 cm (53 x 16 1/4 in.)
• Collection: T - Islamic
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 1916.1679.b

Collection credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade

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