Collection Online as of February 2, 2023

Ogival lattice with horizontal design

1600–1650

Part of a set. See all set records

Turkey, Bursa

Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave

Average: 134.7 x 64.2 cm (53 1/16 x 25 1/4 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1679

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

There is a pomegranate design in each ogee.

Description

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.

Provenance

?–1916

Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1916–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015. Reproduced: P. 312, fig. 8.28; Mentioned: P. 310, 314

Exhibition history

Persian Decorative Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 15-March 16, 1952).