Textile Fragment

13th century

Not on view

This rectangular fragment of a silk textile is designed with multiple horizontal bands of varying widths and colours. A solid band of red color separates two bands of multiple thin borders; herring-bone, fishnet, and checkered patterns, in black and beige. Silks of similar style and date have been excavated in Egypt and striped textiles, such as this example, seem to have been immensely popular amongst the Mamluks.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Textile Fragment
Date: 13th century
Geography: Made in Egypt
Medium: Silk
Dimensions: Textile: H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles
Credit Line: Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian, in honor of Olga Raggio, 2002
Object Number: 2002.494.821
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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