Textile Fragment
Unknown Artist
16th–17th century
Medium
Silk, metal thread
Dimensions
H. 21 in. (53.3 cm) W. 19 in. (48.3 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
2002.494.694
Art Historical Context
This exquisite *Textile Fragment* from the 16th–17th offers a glimpse into the opulent world of Islamic textile arts. Crafted from lustrous silk woven with shimmering metal threads—likely gold or silver—it measures 21 by 19 inches, suggesting it was once part of a larger garment curtain, or ceremonial hanging. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department Islamic Art, this piece was generously gifted by Nanette B. Kelekian in honor of Olgaaggio in 2002. In the Islamic world during the Ottoman, Safavid, or Mughal eras, textiles like this were symbols of prestige and piety, often produc...