Textile Fragment
Unknown Artist
17th century
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
H. 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm) W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 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
2002.494.685
Art Historical Context
This exquisite silk textile fragment, dating to the 17th, offers a glimpse into the opulent world of Islamic art. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's of Islamic Art, it a slender 23 3/4 by 3 3/4 inches, suggesting it may have been part of a larger garment, sash, or border. Crafted from luxurious silk—a prized material in the Islamic world for its sheen and durability—this narrow strip exemplifies the technical mastery of weavers during a golden age of textile production in regions like the Ottoman Empire, Safavid Persia, or Mughal India. Silk textiles held profound cultural significanc...