Antique Ottoman Cushion Pillow Silk Embroidered 18th Century Textile Art Paisley Hand Crafted

Description

Large 18th century Ottoman Cushion / pillow
Finest quality Ottoman cushion opulent hand crafted silk embroidery and velvet trim.
Cushion … more Large 18th century Ottoman Cushion / pillow
Finest quality Ottoman cushion opulent hand crafted silk embroidery and velvet trim.
Cushion with a rich, colorful and luxurious appearance.
Made of genuine silk and a matching two tones pink silk backed with glass beads
The contract of the colors and the patterns makes the cushion a feast for the eyes.
A flower composed of paisley motifs alternated with heart figures and in the center a medaillon. In each corner heart shaped motifs.
Origin:18th century Ottoman Empire Turkey Osmanian Empire
Condition: good with as might expected some embroidery lost in a corner.
The back and filling are of a later date, down filled
Fabulous cushion but also a very decorative work of art when it would be framed for an oriental touch..

Width 23.6in - 60cm
Height 22 in - 56cm
Depth 7in - 18cm

The Ottoman Empire was named for Osman Gazi the Turkish form of the Arabic name Uthmān, a Muslim prince in Bithynia who conquered neighbouring and founded his own ruling line c. 1300.

In 1453, the city of Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), the capital of the Byzantine empire, was captured by the Ottoman sultan Mehmet II.
Constantinople remained the Ottoman capital until 1923.

Ottoman cultural, political, and economic power reached its zenith during the 16th century. It took control of parts of Persia, most of Arabia, and large sections of Hungary and the Balkans. By the early 16th century the Ottomans had also defeated the Mamlūk dynasty in Syria and Egypt; and their navy under Barbarossa soon seized control of much of the Barbary Coast.

By the eighteenth century the vast Ottoman empire started to decline. By the nineteenth century, many of its territories in North Africa, Europe, and West Asia were lost.
The Ottoman period spanned more than 600 years and came to an end only in 1922.
In 1923 the Ottoman state was replaced by the modern Turkish Republic, established by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk who serves as its first president. less