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A piece of woven silk
(قطعة من حرير منسوج)

Title	A piece of woven silk
Title Original	قطعة من حرير منسوج
Publication Date:	872-901/ 1468-96
Publication Place	- Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Subject	woven silk
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول: 41.91 سم؛ العرض: 24.13 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	A.1898.485
Record ID	object;ISL;uk;Mus03;12;ar
Library Location	Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Date	872-901/ 1468-96
Notes	A piece of woven silk decorated with a quatrefoil design, defined by inscriptions and multi-lobed shapes occupying the spaces between them, and mentioning the title “Al-Ashraf”. It is still necessary to study the development and history of Mamluk textiles. Mamluk silk textiles and other textiles are rare, and much of what remains have been found in graves and excavations in Upper Egypt. Precious silk was used to sew ceremonial gowns, diplomatic gifts, and luxury pieces intended for export. Striped silk was popular and desirable, and the Sultan’s name and titles were usually included in the design. Silk manufacturing areas in Egypt are famous, such as Assiut, a city in Upper Egypt, known for its high-quality linen and silk. Silk pieces bearing the title “Al-Ashraf” are among the last dated from the Mamluk period, and the Victoria and Albert Museum has several pieces bearing this description. Researchers assume that textiles of this type were produced during the rule of Sultan Qaytbay, who ruled 872-901/1468-96, and whose official titles included the title “Al-Ashraf.” Interestingly, blue textiles were worn by the Dhimmis during the Mamluk period, so, for example, a Coptic bishop, buried in Qasr Ibrahim in Upper Egypt, was found wrapped in a blue-black wool cloak.
Sample Text	Ulrike Al-Khamis “Piece of woven silk” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;12;ar

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A piece of woven silk

(قطعة من حرير منسوج)

Publication Date 872-901/ 1468-96

Publication Place - Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS

Subject woven silk

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول: 41.91 سم؛ العرض: 24.13 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID A.1898.485

Record ID object;ISL;uk;Mus03;12;ar

Library Location Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS

Date 872-901/ 1468-96

Notes A piece of woven silk decorated with a quatrefoil design, defined by inscriptions and multi-lobed shapes occupying the spaces between them, and mentioning the title “Al-Ashraf”. It is still necessary to study the development and history of Mamluk textiles. Mamluk silk textiles and other textiles are rare, and much of what remains have been found in graves and excavations in Upper Egypt. Precious silk was used to sew ceremonial gowns, diplomatic gifts, and luxury pieces intended for export. Striped silk was popular and desirable, and the Sultan’s name and titles were usually included in the design. Silk manufacturing areas in Egypt are famous, such as Assiut, a city in Upper Egypt, known for its high-quality linen and silk. Silk pieces bearing the title “Al-Ashraf” are among the last dated from the Mamluk period, and the Victoria and Albert Museum has several pieces bearing this description. Researchers assume that textiles of this type were produced during the rule of Sultan Qaytbay, who ruled 872-901/1468-96, and whose official titles included the title “Al-Ashraf.” Interestingly, blue textiles were worn by the Dhimmis during the Mamluk period, so, for example, a Coptic bishop, buried in Qasr Ibrahim in Upper Egypt, was found wrapped in a blue-black wool cloak.

Sample Text Ulrike Al-Khamis “Piece of woven silk” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;12;ar