Textile Fragment
Unknown Artist
late 17th century
Medium
Silk, metal thread
Dimensions
H. 23 in. (58.4 cm) W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification
Textiles
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian, in honor of Olga Raggio, 2002
Accession Number
2002.494.744
Art Historical Context
This exquisite *Textile Fragment* from the late17th century exemplifies the opulent textile arts of the Islamic world. Woven from luxurious silk and shimmering metal threads—likely gold or silver lamé—it measures an elongated 23 inches high by 6¾ inches wide, suggesting it may have been part of a larger garment, sash, or ceremonial hanging. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic Department, it was generously gifted by Nanette B. Kian in honor of Olgaaggio in 2002In the vibrant courts of the Ottoman Empire or Safavid Persia during this era, such textiles represented the pinnacle of ...