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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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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
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