Jameel Gallery
Velvet with Tulips
Turkey, probably Bursa
1550-1600
This striking velvet has a design of large, stylised tulips with smaller tulips, carnations, hyacinths and other flowers superimposed on the petals. While the arrangement in staggered rows is common in textiles, the floral motifs were popular in all forms of Ottoman art from about 1550.
Silk velvet with metal-wrapped thread
Museum no. 1061-1900, Given by Dudley B. Myers, Esq. [2006-2012]