Publication Date
Second half of the sixteenth century
Publication Place
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Benaki Museum
Subject
Silk, camouflage metallic thread
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول : 157 سم العرض : 98
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
3870
Record ID
object;EPM;gr;Mus21;7;ar
Library Location
Benaki Museum
Date
Second half of the sixteenth century
Notes
This fabric bears a mesh pattern in the form of an ogival arch with crimson medallions surrounded by woven camouflage bands with ivory cloud scrolls. The medallions contain palmettes, feather-shaped leaves, and natural flowers, a motif regularly found in silk works from the second half of the sixteenth century attributed to Istanbul. Around the middle of that century, the Grand Vizier Rustambasha recognized the city’s weaving workshops with the aim of limiting the import of Italian silk.
Sample Text
"Silk Tall" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;gr;Mus21;7;ar
