Who created "Fragment"?

Fragment was created by Islamic in 14th/15th century.

When was "Fragment" created?

This artwork was created 14th/15th century.

Fragment

Q: What medium is "Fragment"?

Fragment is Silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts.

Islamic

14th/15th century

Medium

Silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts

Dimensions

53.1 × 21.5 cm (20 7/8 × 8 1/2 in.); Repeat: 21.6 × 12.3 cm (8 1/2 × 4 7/8 in.)

Classification

textile

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

79538

About the Artist

Islamic

Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...

Fragment

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