Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Syria (made) -
Subject
Palmettes Medallions
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 115cm, Width: 20cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
753-1904
Record ID
753-1904
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Middle East, Textile. 1400-99, Egyptian; Mamluk, lampasse, palmettes with inscriptions
Sample Text
' 'izz li-mawlana al-malik'Translation'glory to our lord the king', 'al-Ashraf'Translation'Exalted'
Malzemeler ve teknikler
silk brocade with gold thread
Fiziksel açıklama
Long rectangular strip of silk tapestry, decorated with tall palmettes, lobed pear-shaped medallions with inscriptions in their borders, and lobed cartouches containing shorter, horizontal inscriptions. This strip of silk was used as the orphrey of an ecclesiastical vestment, and is of a type of Mamluk textile which was very popular in Spain in the later medieval period. They must have been imported from the eastern Mediterranean. The pear-shaped medallions are inscribed with the phrase ' 'izz li-mawlana al-malik', meaning 'glory to our lord the king'. The smaller medallions, which have eight lobes, are inscribed with the word 'al-Ashraf' (meaning 'Exalted'). This was one of the titles used by Sultan Qa'itbay (1468-1496), but that does not necessarily mean that this textile was therefore made during that Sultan's reign, since this title was used by Mamluk rulers since the mid 13th century.
Üslup
Mamluk
