Fragment with curving vine and palmette leaves
Unknown Artist
1400s
Medium
Silk: lampas weave
Dimensions
29.9 × 20 cm · mounted: 39.1 × 28.9 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Accession Number
1918.183
About this artwork
The sophisticated combination of elements in this colorful fragment include large split palmette leaves in ivory silk framing yellow interlacing knots in a leafy surround. Prominent floral buds are arranged with dynamic effect in staggered rows. Foral motifs became increasingly prominent on textiles during the 1400s, supplanting geometric patterns.