{"id":13884,"date":"2026-09-22T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/?p=13884"},"modified":"2026-09-22T18:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T22:28:04","slug":"a-large-ottoman-embroidery-with-pinecones-in-the-aga-khan-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/topics\/2026\/a-large-ottoman-embroidery-with-pinecones-in-the-aga-khan-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"A Large Ottoman Embroidery with Pinecones in the Aga Khan Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n
\n\n\n<\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Amanda Phillips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large-scale Ottoman embroidery, now at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, may have been used as a quilt- or mattress-cover in the home of a relatively wealthy individual. It was probably made by a professional workshop, which had access to large pieces of linen ground fabric as well as to silk thread dyed with pigments made from madder roots, insect shells, iron filings, and other substances. These animal, vegetable, and mineral materials were used by workers to accomplish a final product that contrasts improbably blue pinecones with a scarlet and crimson lattice-work frame. The cover would have graced the multi-functional interior of an Ottoman home. When not in use, it would have been neatly folded with its colorful motifs facing out and placed on an open shelf for all to admire.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Worksheet:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A worksheet for this video is available here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also visit the Khamseen Worksheets page here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Selected References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bilgi, H\u00fclya and \u0130dil Zanbak. Ottoman Embroideries in the Sadberk Hanim Museum Collection: … Skill of the Hand, Delight of the Eye<\/em>. Istanbul: Sadberk Han\u0131m Museum, 2012. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denny, Walter and Sumru Krody. The Sultan\u2019s Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art.<\/em> Washington, D.C.: The Textile Museum, 2013. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellis, Marianne and Jennifer Wearden. Ottoman Embroidery<\/em>. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2001. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krody, Sumru. Flowers of Silk and Gold: Four Centuries of Ottoman Embroidery<\/em>. Washington, D.C.: The Textile Museum. 2000. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mackie, Louise. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th<\/sup>-21st<\/sup> Century<\/em>. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2015. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Citation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda Phillips, \u201cA Large Ottoman Embroidery with Pinecones in the Aga Khan Museum,\u201d Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online<\/em>, published 22 September 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Amanda Phillips<\/a><\/strong> received her DPhil at Oxford and teaches Islamic art at the University of Virginia. She has focused mostly on craft traditions and material culture in the Ottoman Empire. Art, objects, and commodities are the main topic of her first book Everyday Luxuries<\/em> (2016), and her second book, Sea Change <\/em>(2021), argues that textiles of all kinds twined their way through every facet of life in the Ottoman Empire. Her current project is about florimania during the early modern period, and is supported by a fellowship at Dumbarton Oaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\"Aga<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amanda Phillips Synopsis: A large-scale Ottoman embroidery, now at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, may have been used as a quilt- or mattress-cover in the home of a relatively wealthy individual. It was probably made by a professional workshop, which had access to large pieces of linen ground fabric as well as to silk… Continue reading A Large Ottoman Embroidery with Pinecones in the Aga Khan Museum<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2428,"featured_media":13883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[447,448,370,384,354,256],"class_list":["post-13884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-topics","tag-aga-khan-collaboration","tag-hands-on-topics","tag-nature-and-ecology-topics","tag-ottoman-arts-topics","tag-textiles-topics","tag-topics","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/phillips-large-ottoman-embroidery-pinecones-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/phillips-large-ottoman-embroidery-pinecones-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg",900,600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/phillips-large-ottoman-embroidery-pinecones-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/phillips-large-ottoman-embroidery-pinecones-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/phillips-large-ottoman-embroidery-pinecones-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/phillips-large-ottoman-embroidery-pinecones-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg",900,600,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/phillips-large-ottoman-embroidery-pinecones-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg",900,600,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/phillips-large-ottoman-embroidery-pinecones-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg",900,600,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/phillips-large-ottoman-embroidery-pinecones-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px-18x12.jpg",18,12,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/phillips-large-ottoman-embroidery-pinecones-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg",900,600,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Julia Falkovitch-Khain","author_link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/author\/juliafk\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Amanda Phillips Synopsis: A large-scale Ottoman embroidery, now at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, may have been used as a quilt- or mattress-cover in the home of a relatively wealthy individual. It was probably made by a professional workshop, which had access to large pieces of linen ground fabric as well as to silk……","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13880,"url":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/topics\/2026\/a-gilt-and-inscribed-leaf-in-the-aga-khan-museum\/","url_meta":{"origin":13884,"position":0},"title":"A Gilt and Inscribed Leaf in the Aga Khan Museum","author":"Julia Falkovitch-Khain","date":"September 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Christiane Gruber Synopsis: The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto preserves a magnificent leaf, possibly from a carob tree. It was dipped in gold and inscribed with a verse from the Qur\u2019an (17:80) that calls upon God to grant believers an honorable entrance and exit. Most likely made in Ottoman lands\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Topics"","block_context":{"text":"Topics","link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/category\/topics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Gilt tree leaf inscribed with a Qur\u2019anic verse, Ottoman lands, ca. 19th century.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/gruber-gilt-inscribed-leaf-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/gruber-gilt-inscribed-leaf-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/gruber-gilt-inscribed-leaf-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/gruber-gilt-inscribed-leaf-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13892,"url":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/topics\/2026\/two-muharram-processional-standards-alams-in-the-aga-khan-museum\/","url_meta":{"origin":13884,"position":1},"title":"Two Muharram Processional Standards (\u2018Alams) in the Aga Khan Museum","author":"Julia Falkovitch-Khain","date":"September 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Aliyah Khan Synopsis: The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto holds two large steel Muharram processional standards (\u2018alams), likely produced in 16th\u201317th century Deccan Shi\u2018i India and showing strong Safavid Iranian influences. Featuring stylized protective dragons, the two standards would have topped staffs in azadari Ashura (10 Muharram) processions commemorating Imam\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Topics"","block_context":{"text":"Topics","link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/category\/topics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Two Muharram processional standards (\u2018alams), Iran and India, ca. 16 th -17 th centuries.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/khan-two-muharram-processional-standards-alams-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/khan-two-muharram-processional-standards-alams-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/khan-two-muharram-processional-standards-alams-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/06\/khan-two-muharram-processional-standards-alams-Aga-Khan-Museum-topic-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4373,"url":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/topics\/2022\/two-islamic-amulets-in-the-aga-khan-museum\/","url_meta":{"origin":13884,"position":2},"title":"Two Islamic Amulets in the Aga Khan Museum","author":"besener","date":"February 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/www.mivideo.it.umich.edu\/id\/1_3p6twro5?width=708&height=502&playerId=46145191 Two Islamic Amulets in the Aga Khan Museum: Inked Surfaces, Hidden Stories Christiane Gruber Synopsis: Humans have sought protection from pain, harm, and negative forces since time immemorial. In Muslim lands, invocations to God and verses from the Qur\u2019an are believed to be especially protective, and so appear on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Topics"","block_context":{"text":"Topics","link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/category\/topics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2021\/12\/cgruber-amulet-tarsh-AKM-HiddenStories-video-image_900x600px-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2021\/12\/cgruber-amulet-tarsh-AKM-HiddenStories-video-image_900x600px-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2021\/12\/cgruber-amulet-tarsh-AKM-HiddenStories-video-image_900x600px-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2021\/12\/cgruber-amulet-tarsh-AKM-HiddenStories-video-image_900x600px-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13654,"url":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/topics\/2026\/the-fortifications-of-medieval-cairo\/","url_meta":{"origin":13884,"position":3},"title":"The Fortifications of Medieval Cairo","author":"Julia Falkovitch-Khain","date":"March 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a St\u00e9phane Pradines Synopsis: This talk explores the architectural history of the fortifications of Cairo, which was protected by Fatimid and Ayyubid walls built between 969 and 1183 CE. It focuses in particular on well-known monuments, such as the Fatimid gates and the Ayyubid Citadel, as well as new discoveries\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Topics"","block_context":{"text":"Topics","link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/category\/topics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fatimid walls, Cairo, 11th-12th centuries.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/02\/stephane-pradines-fortifications-of-medieval-cairo-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/02\/stephane-pradines-fortifications-of-medieval-cairo-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/02\/stephane-pradines-fortifications-of-medieval-cairo-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2026\/02\/stephane-pradines-fortifications-of-medieval-cairo-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":370,"url":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/topics\/2020\/samanid-epigraphic-dish\/","url_meta":{"origin":13884,"position":4},"title":"A Samanid Epigraphic Dish","author":"besener","date":"August 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Marika Sardar Synopsis: Ceramic dishes of the Samanid period (819\u20131005) are known for the inclusion of epigraphy in their decorative programs. Inscriptions include proverbs praising moral qualities, such as generosity, planning, and wisdom. This presentation explores a Samanid epigraphic dish in the Aga Khan Museum collections and compares its epigraphic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Topics"","block_context":{"text":"Topics","link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/category\/topics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2020\/10\/msardar-samanid-dish-image_900x600px_web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2020\/10\/msardar-samanid-dish-image_900x600px_web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2020\/10\/msardar-samanid-dish-image_900x600px_web.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2020\/10\/msardar-samanid-dish-image_900x600px_web.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4315,"url":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/topics\/2022\/monsoon-winds-and-ming-porcelains\/","url_meta":{"origin":13884,"position":5},"title":"Monsoon Winds and Ming Porcelains","author":"besener","date":"March 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Monsoon Winds and Ming Porcelains: Collecting and Displaying Chinese Ceramics at the Mughal Court Denise-Marie Teece Synopsis: While the porcelain collection donated by the Safavid ruler Shah Abbas to Ardebil, and the massive Ottoman Chinese porcelain collection held in Istanbul\u2019s Topkap\u0131 Palace, are well known and relatively well published, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Topics"","block_context":{"text":"Topics","link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/category\/topics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2021\/12\/dmteece-chinese-ceramics-mughal_court-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2021\/12\/dmteece-chinese-ceramics-mughal_court-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2021\/12\/dmteece-chinese-ceramics-mughal_court-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1139\/2021\/12\/dmteece-chinese-ceramics-mughal_court-video-image_900x600px.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2428"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13884"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14840,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13884\/revisions\/14840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/khamseen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}