{"product_id":"florentine-silk-velvet-costume-panel-circa-1600","title":"Florentine Silk Velvet Costume Panel Circa 1600","description":"\u003cp\u003eA costume Panel Late 16th early 17th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost likely Florence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMagenta silk velvet voided to reveal gold metallic ground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge Pomegranate \/ Artichoke design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull loom width with both selvage edges present\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis panel is over 400 hundred years old. A very rare survivor, most other examples are in Museum collections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear, fragility, rubbing  restorations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease study photographs as they do form a very important part of the description\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShould probably now be mounted and preserved within a frame for future generations to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eenjoy \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE 45 inches x 22 inches narrowing to 16 inches (115cm x 56cm narrowing to 41cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design on this ceremonial Italian velvet, probably from Florence, is closely related to the long-sleeved, short ceremonial kaftan, associated with Sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648-87). Please see: Tezcan, Delibaş \u0026amp; Rogers, \u003cem\u003eTopkapi – Costumes, Embroideries and other Textiles\u003c\/em\u003e, London, 1986, cat. 49.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItalian velvets were highly desirable at the Ottoman court for their three-dimensionality and status as prestigious imports. In the textile collection of the Topkapı Palace the kaftans made of Ottoman velvet are a minority, as most surviving pieces are Italian textiles made for Ottoman patrons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor similar Italian velvets made for the Ottoman palace circles please see: \u003cem\u003eMedicilerden Savoylara Floransa Saraylarında Osmanlı Görkemi\u003c\/em\u003e, SSM, Istanbul, 2003, pp. 172-3. \u003cem\u003eVenezia e Istanbul in Epoca Ottomana\u003c\/em\u003e, Electa, Venice, 2010, pp. 222-3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-nav list-unstyled\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"detail-categories\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS5652\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLAYAWAY AVAILABLE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Decor Antiquaire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56432262676866,"sku":null,"price":2450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1600\/1600\/files\/DC726420-AD9A-4ACD-976D-67BAD29A0376_1_201_a.jpg?v=1772806557","url":"https:\/\/decor-antiquaire.com\/products\/florentine-silk-velvet-costume-panel-circa-1600","provider":"Decor Antiquaire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}