Antique Ottoman Voided Silk Velvet Pillow Yastik: 18th Century Turkey textiles From Kandilli

From Kandilli

This gorgeous bedcover would suit both modern or more traditional interiors

was commissioned by The Birthplace Trust to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeares birth 1564 - 1964

From a collection of traditional Folk costume a hand painted chintz babies bonnets from Marken

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Antique Ottoman Voided Silk Velvet Pillow Yastik: 18th Century Turkey textiles From KandilliItem Details: This is a beautiful voided silk velvet mat yastik cushion cover, made in the Ottoman Empire during the 18th century (if not earlier) Bursa or Istanbul. With gorgeous natural vegetable dyes in a stunning colours combination of indigo blue with magenta pink. Featuring patterns and symbols of fertility, with grape vines suggesting that it was perhaps intended as a wedding gift. There is a very similar example in the Minneapolis Institute of