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Textile Fragment

second half 13th–14th century
Not on view
Opulent textiles woven of silk and gold threads, referred to as "cloth of gold" were treasured by the Mongol elite and rulers of the subsequent Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353). The most luxurious were gold-on-gold fabrics, where both pattern and background were woven in differing types of gold thread. This fragment, exhibiting a shimmering pattern against a blue satin ground, while slightly less opulent, still ranks among the most lavish textiles of its day.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Textile Fragment
  • Date: second half 13th–14th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Eastern Islamic Lands
  • Medium: Silk, silvered (?) animal substrate wound around a cotton core; lampas
  • Dimensions: Textile: L. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
    W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
    Mount: L. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
    W. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
    D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 1996
  • Object Number: 1996.286
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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