Textile / sample / satin / silk

Description

Textile piece woven in coloured silks against a satin weave ground with a repeating design of tulips and palmettes: Turkish, 17th century

Museum reference

A.1979.160

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Textile / sample / satin / silk

Production information

Turkey, West Asia

Date

17th century

Physical description

Coloured silks against a satin weave ground

Exhibitions

• Within the Middle East (12 May 1995)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

References

Scarce, Jennifer M., Domestic culture in the Middle East : An exploration of the household interior, Edinburgh, National Museums of Scotland, 1996