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Collections

Textile Length with Design of Stylized Carnations and Tulips17th century

Not on view
Vertical woven textile panel with deep crimson ground, covered in an allover repeating pattern of large symmetrical flowering plants in ivory, gold, and pale blue, with fringed edges
Textile fragment with dense symmetrical floral pattern on a deep red ground; repeating palmettes, tulips, and scrolling vines in ivory, gold, and pale blue.

Unknown, Textile Length with Design of Stylized Carnations and Tulips, 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Textile Length with Design of Stylized Carnations and Tulips
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
17th century
Medium
Cut and voided silk velvet on metallic ground
Dimensions
Overall strainer: 67 1/2 x 29 x 1 1/2 in. (171.45 x 73.66 x 3.81 cm); Overall textile: 63 1/2 x 26 in. (161.29 x 66.04 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection
Accession Number
M.45.3.140
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Zumaya, Diva. The World Made Wondrous: the Dutch Collector's Cabinet and the Politics of Possession. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2023.