Textile Fragment
Unknown Artist
15th century
Medium
Silk; lampas
Dimensions
Textile: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm) W. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Woven
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Clara Waldeck, in memory of her husband, Hans Waldeck, 1981
Accession Number
1981.372
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite 15th-century silk textile fragment, woven in the lampas technique, hails from the Islamic world and showcases the era's masterful textile artistry. Measuring just 10¼ by 14⅝ inches, it survives as a precious remnant, likely from a larger garment, hanging, or ceremonial object. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's of Islamic Art (gift of Clara Waldeck in memory of her husband, Hans Wal, 1981), it exemplifies the opulence of Mamluk or Timurid workshops, where silk lampas—featuring a ground weave combined with a supplementary patterned weft—created rich, durable designs that ...