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Fragment of a Kaftan Back

Unknown Artist

mid-16th century

Fragment of a Kaftan Back by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silk, metal wrapped thread; taqueté (seraser)

Dimensions

Textile: L. 52 in. (132.1 cm) W. 27 in. (68.6 cm) Mount: L. 58 3/16 in. (147.8 cm) W. 33 1/8 in. (84.1 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Woven

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952

Accession Number

52.20.15

Rights

Public Domain

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