Rectangular Silk Fragment

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 460

This rectangular fragment was woven in the kemha technique using metal-wrapped thread. Its design combines paired and winglike half-palmettes, and groups of three circles (the so-called chintamani design) over a red satin background.

#6653. Overview: Ottoman Textiles - Kemha

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Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)

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Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)

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