Publication Date
XVII - XVIII centuries
Publication Place
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Austrian Museum of Applied Arts MAK
Subject
Silk, gold and silver flakes
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
T 3588
Record ID
object;EPM;at;Mus21;34;ar
Library Location
Austrian Museum of Applied Arts MAK
Date
XVII - XVIII centuries
Notes
This piece of sash is originally from Iran. The city of Kashan was known for the production of silk waist sashes. This was folded lengthwise, wrapped around the waist, and knotted in the front. There are two models of it that are seen in the same fabric along the longitudinal line, so that the wearer puts two pieces in one piece depending on which end is rolled out. Therefore, the decoration was directed towards the shape in which it was worn. In Europe, the demand for these sashes in the eighteenth century was so great that workshops were established in Istanbul, Russia and Poland. In Poland, the sash eventually found its way into the national traditional dress of the aristocracy, which was called the Polish sash (Polish: kontosz).
Sample Text
"Silk Sash" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus21;34;ar
