Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships
This fully reversible fragment of a complex double‑weave textile shows sailing ships, swimming ducks, and leaping fish on a minuscule scale in white or red, respectively. The sailors appear to be European, reflecting a typical Safavid motif, which developed as a result of the extensive maritime trade between Europe and Asia.
Artwork Details
- Title: Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships
- Date: ca. 1600
- Geography: Attributed to Iran
- Medium: Silk, metal wrapped thread; double weave
- Dimensions: Textile:
L. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm)
W. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Mount:
H. 27 1/4 in. (69.2 cm)
W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
D. 1 in. (2.5 cm) - Classification: Textiles-Woven
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1942
- Object Number: 42.185
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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second half 16th century
probably late 17th century
7th century
late 14th–16th century
dated 531 AH/1137 CE
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