Textile Fragment
This rectangular silk textile fragment displays a repetitive pattern of small flowers and plants in green, yellow, white, and blue in offset rows on a red ground. From the base of each plant spring small leaves and stems. Above each base, a lotus-like yellow flower with green buds and leaves rises from a palmette. Confronted long-necked birds with raised wings flank the stock.
This textile fragment is ornamented with a pattern of confronting long-necked birds perched on flower stalks, facing a taller central lotus. This imagery suggests the principle of the tree of life. At the bottom of the trees, date clusters spring from both sides at the base of the three lotus stalks, suggesting fertility and abundance.
This textile fragment is ornamented with a pattern of confronting long-necked birds perched on flower stalks, facing a taller central lotus. This imagery suggests the principle of the tree of life. At the bottom of the trees, date clusters spring from both sides at the base of the three lotus stalks, suggesting fertility and abundance.
Artwork Details
- Title: Textile Fragment
- Date: 15th century
- Geography: Attributed to Spain
- Medium: Silk; lampas
- Dimensions: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm)
W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm) - Classification: Textiles-Woven
- Credit Line: Gift of Clara Waldeck, in memory of her husband Hans Waldeck, 1980
- Object Number: 1980.539
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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15th century
late 15th–16th century
15th century
ca. 1470
15th century
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