Brocade
During the seventeenth century, rows of flowering plants became fashionable designs for textiles in Iran, India, and Turkey. In this early example, a design of undulating white stems (originally silver) and branches of roses, irises, and other flowers are set against a background of gold. Safavid weavers of this period were particularly adept at creating the sense of a continuous composition out of repeating design units and Safavid textiles were among the finest and most popular fabrics sold locally and on the international market.
Artwork Details
- Title: Brocade
- Date: ca. 1600
- Geography: Attributed to Iran
- Medium: Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas
- Dimensions: H. 59 in. (148.9 cm)
W. 28 1/4 in. (71.8 cm) - Classification: Textiles-Brocades
- Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1933
- Object Number: 33.80.20
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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second half 16th century
probably late 17th century
7th century
late 14th–16th century
dated 531 AH/1137 CE
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