Six panneaux d'étoffe, Europe et Empire ottoman

incluant un panneau composite de velours ciselé pourpre, Italie, Florence (illustré) ; deux panneaux en velours rouge à décor or, Empire Ottoman, probablement Bursa ; un fragment carré de velours ciselé vert et un fragment de velours ciselé jaune et gris avec fils métalliques, Italie ou France, probablement XVIIe siècle ; et un panneau composite de damas vert, XVIIIe siècle (illustrés en ligne)

Photograph with three red textiles From left to right A,B and C A approximately 147 by 125cm, two original loom width panels joined to form one panel. The inner selvedges of both panels tucked behind the central vertical join of the two panels and visible on the outer edges. Losses to yellow silk supplementary threads of design. Vestiges of silk velvet present in places¸ for example top left of the right hand panel where it appears darker in the photograph. Some staining and areas of loss and weakness in areas¸ for example left of panel. B illustrated in printed catalogue approximately 130 by 57cm; original loom width, with original green and yellow side selvedges, it has small cut and joined sections¸ especially in the top left corner, and there is a dark stain centre right¸ as visible in the photograph. There are some hand repairs to the yellow ground. C approximately 145 by 120cm – cerise and yellow brocade panel is lined with later textile and all edges are turned under. The condition is generally distressed¸ especially in areas along the vertical join of the two panels. The supplementary gold threads in areas are loose or lacking. There are some stains and holes in areas. Remnants of now tarnished silver gilt thread within design and remnants of the silk pile in minor areas. Photograph with three green textiles D approximately 73 by 57cm¸ fragment of cut and voided green silk velvet¸ original loom width with original selvedges¸ left and right; with triangular vertical cut out section upper right corner¸ with distressed ground with vertical splits¸ especially to the centre¸ and some holes and hand repairs¸ for example centre of right section¸ as visible in the photograph. Some patches of material applied to the reverse for support, and visible as the support to an oval hole lower right corner. E approximately 64 by 57cm¸ original selvedge on left side¸ detached in sections. Some loose supplementary yellow threads to design¸ and areas of the foundation caramel threads visible as now longer held by vertical threads and are now floating. Distressed centre of right edge. Loose strip of dark yellow silk attached to reverse by paper label. F approximately 110 by 89cm, composite silk damask fragmentary panel (made up of seven sections with some of different floral design). Faded colour overall. One section with large area of discolouration. Original selvedges present along the shorter edges. Whole panel is lined with various textiles including linen, plain light green silk and strips of printed calico with strawberry plants against a cerise ground.
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Pour des panneaux italiens de composition similaire en velours ciselé pourpre (illustré dans le catalogue), voir Lisa Monnas, Renaissance Velvets , éd. V&A, Londres, 2012, pour trois lés de velours pourpre et or, Florence, XVe-milieu du XVIe siècle, cat. n° 24, pp.98-99 (V & A : 142-1892) et quatre panneaux de velours bleu et or, de même composition, Florence, probablement du XVIIe siècle, formant la partie centrale d’un plus grand panneau, cat. n°25, p.100-101 (V & A : 142-1869). Ce type de composition a été tissé à partir du XVe siècle jusqu’au XVIIe siècle, avec des copies plus tardives.

Pour un exemple présentant une composition et une technique similaires aux deux panneaux ottomans en velours rouge et décor or, voir Christian Erber, A Wealth of Silk and Velvet: Ottoman Fabrics and Embroideries, Brême, 1993 pp.108-109, G 3/2, pour une analyse d’un seul lé  orné de motifs or (larg. 65 cm), probablement Bursa, XVIe siècle, provenant du Kunstmuseum de Düsseldorf (inv. n° 15789).

There are panels of comparable design for the Italian crimson voided velvet panel (illustrated in the catalogue). See Lisa Monnas, Renaissance Velvets, V&A Publishing, London, 2012, for three loom widths of crimson velvet, with gold, Florence, 15^th to mid 16^th century, cat.no. 24, pp.98-99 (V&A: 142-1892), and four panels of blue velvet, with gold, of the same design, Florence, possibly later, 17^th century, which form the central composite panel of a larger panel, cat.no.25, pp.100-101 (V&A: 142-1869). This velvet design was woven from 15^th through to 17^th century, with later copies.

For a similar design and technique used for the two panels of Ottoman red velvet with gold decoration, see Christian Erber, A Wealth of Silk and Velvet: Ottoman Fabrics and Embroideries, Bremen, 1993, pp.108-109, G 3/2, for discussion and illustration of a comparable a single panel of width (65 cm), with different gold pattern, possibly Bursa, 16^th century, from the Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf (ref. 15789).