Tag: Textiles

Ottoman Turk textiles from the height of empire. Love the geometric and floral designs. Very elegant.Two from museums with very special Islamic collections, the Aga Khan in Toronto and the Khalili Collection in London.

Fragment with an ogival pattern. 1570-1580.
Fragment with an ogival pattern. 1570-1580 AD. Probably woven in Istanbul (Constantinople). silk, metal wrapped thread and lampas. Collection of the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. Cc0 license 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ottoman_textile_fragment_with_ogival_pattern,_probably_Istanbul,_Turkey,_1570-1580_AD,_silk,_metal-wrapped_thread,_lampas_(kemha)_-_Aga_Khan_Museu
Bursa. ca. 1450-1550. Silk velvet and gold wrapped thread.
Bursa. ca. 1450-1550. Silk velvet and gold wrapped thread. Image © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Fair use license. via http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O109193/velvet-fragment-unknown/ Materials and Techniques: Silk velvet and gold-wrapped thread
Carpet with star medallions. Late 15th-early 16th c.
Carpet with star medallions. Late 15th-early 16th c. Ushak, western Anatolia, Turkey. Wool. Maker not known. Image © The Khalili Collections, London. Fair use license. via https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-carpet-with-star-medallions-txt213/
Ottoman court carpet. Late 16th-early 17th c.
Ottoman court carpet. Late 16th-early 17th c. Wool. Maker not known. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ottoman_Court_Carpet_MET_TP319.jpg

Silken textiles by Englishman Edward William Godwin in the Ruskinian Gothic style. Living from 1833 to 1886 he was a friend of James Whistler. Maybe a little more than a friend or less because after Godwin died his widow became the new Mrs. Whistler.

"Ely." 1873.
“Ely.” 1873. Silk damask. In the public domain because the maker has been dead over 70 years. via http://historicallymodernquilts.blogspot.com/2014/01/modern-print-monday-edward-william.html
"Bird." 1876. Furnishing fabric.
“Bird.” 1876. Furnishing fabric. Jacquard woven silk. @ Victoria and Albert Museum, London. via http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73032/bird-furnishing-fabric-godwin-edward-william/
"Daliah." Undated.
“Daliah.” Undated. Woven silk with a design taken from Japanese crests. In the public domain in the United States because the designer has been dead over 70 years. via https://stokescroft.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/if-you-want-something-done-do-it-yourself-a-godwin-source-book-part-i-fabrics/