Length of furnishing fabric

1830s

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 553

From the time when the Ottoman Turks restored the glory of the Eastern Empire with the conquest of Constantinople, their arabesque ornament fascinated Western designers. This intricate repeat-patterned "Moresque" silk could only have been woven on a Jacquard loom of the nineteenth century, so exquisite is its curvilinear detail.

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Provenance

Title: Length of furnishing fabric
Date: 1830s
Culture: French
Medium: Silk
Dimensions: H. 89 1/2 x W. 21 3/4 inches (227.3 x 55.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1971
Object Number: 1971.156
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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