Textile Fragment

13th–14th century

Not on view

The appliqué design on this linen textile is executed in a color similar to the base fabric. On one edge, four pointed lappets are suspended from the rectangular fabric by a row of threads. The lappets alternate between two designs. The rectangular section of the fragment is bordered on two sides by a vine scroll and a trefoil motif in the corner. In the center is a quatrefoil rosette surrounded by stylized tendrils. Evidence of a second rosette remains on the top edge, suggesting that the original size of the textile was much larger, two or even four times the size of the surviving piece.

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Title: Textile Fragment
Date: 13th–14th century
Geography: Attributed to Egypt
Medium: Linen, silk, metal wrapped thread; plain weave; appliqué
Dimensions: Textile:
H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Mount:
H. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)
W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1974
Object Number: 1974.113.1
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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