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Textile Fragment from the Tomb of Don Felipe

second half 13th century
Not on view
Part of a corpus of identical fragments, this Andalusian textile belonged to the mantle that was interred with Don Felipe Infante (d. 1274), son of Ferdinand II and brother of Alfonso X, thirteenth-century kings of Castile. The composition consists of registers containing repeating rosettes with geometric interlace against a gold background. The most prominent band features a kufic inscription, al-Yumn (felicity), in mirror image. Opulent textiles, probably manufactured in a Muslim production center, were regularly used for garments or furnishings and placed in Christian royal burials, reflecting the esteem with which Andalusian fabrics were regarded.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Textile Fragment from the Tomb of Don Felipe
  • Date: second half 13th century
  • Geography: From Spain, Palencia
  • Medium: Silk, linen, metal wrapped thread; taqueté
  • Dimensions: Textile:
    H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
    W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
    Mount:
    H. 19 1/8 in. (48.6cm)
    W. 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm)
    D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Velvets
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.156.8
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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