Publication Date
Ninth-tenth / fifteenth-sixteenth centuries
Publication Place
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Hjortberga Church, Blekinge, Sweden
Subject
Silk brocade woven with gold and silver threads.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 174سم؛ العرض: 94سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
15 662
Record ID
object;ISL;se;Mus01_A;36;ar
Library Location
National Archeology Museum
Date
Ninth-tenth / fifteenth-sixteenth centuries
Notes
The beauty of this piece of textile comes from the repeated design of large medallions, and the balanced use of only three colours. A fine silver arabesque fills the center of each medallion, which is surrounded by a lobed border of red silk. It follows a row of alternating circles in red and silver, and this interior design is surrounded by a broken line. The outer frame consists of red trefoils and leaves framed on a gilded ground. The skill of the craftsman can be inferred from the small silver dot that emphasizes the center of each trefoil. This piece of brocade is part of a larger piece that was used as the front cover of an altar. Many of the textile pieces used for religious purposes and made in Sweden included fabric imported from Persia and Turkey.
Sample Text
Friederike Voigt "Brocard" in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;se;Mus01_A;36;ar
