Publication Date
Eleventh century / late sixteenth - early seventeenth century
Publication Place
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Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Subject
Woven silk colored with scarlet and green, sprinkled with silver.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 61.1 سم؛ العرض: 12.7 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
A. 1983.225
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus03;49;ar
Library Location
Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Date
Eleventh century / late sixteenth - early seventeenth century
Notes
This long, narrow piece of silk consists of a central field and a border, and on the central field appears a free grid of interconnected lavender flowers, four of which correspond to an eight-petaled floret at each articulating point of the grid. The spaces created by the network include eight-pointed star shapes, which also include circular ornaments containing eight-petaled florets with green trifoliate grasses and red serrated leaves extending out from the frame of the ornaments. The ground of the formation is crimson. The outer frame consists of an outer band and an inner band carrying floral scrolls surrounding a central space decorated with intricate arabesque scrolls. Carpets hung within the tents were used to decorate the interior surfaces by royal dignitaries or senior officers when outside their palaces.
Sample Text
Ulrike Al-Khamis “Hanging Rug for a Tent” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;49;ar
