Plate No. 087fabric
Bold rounded crosswise cords in deep relief.
- First documented
- 1800s
- Origin
- France and the Ottoman world, France
- Fiber
- silk, wool
- Weave
- plain weave, bold crosswise cord
- Family
- stripes
Plate No. 087 · fabric
Ottoman
Ottoman is faille's bold sibling: a heavy, lustrous cloth with pronounced rounded crosswise cords, made by floating fine warp over thick cord wefts so the ridges stand up in deep relief. The scale of the rib is the whole identity, from fine ottoman to the wide cords of cardinals' robes and academic and ceremonial dress. Its weight and sheen made it a cloth of state and of structured evening coats, where it holds a sculptural shape no flat silk could.
Named for
Named for the Ottoman Empire, evoking the heavy corded silks associated with its court textiles.
Often confused with
Sources & References
- 1.Ottoman (textile), Wikipedia
- 2.Faille, Wikipedia