Detail View: The AMICA Library: Fragment from a Large Curtain
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1927.378
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Iberian; Spanish
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Islamic Spain, Granada, Nasrid period, 14th century
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Title:
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Fragment from a Large Curtain
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Back
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Creation Date:
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1300s
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Creation Start Date:
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1300
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Creation End Date:
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1399
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Materials and Techniques:
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Lampas: a combination of two weaves, twill weave and plain weave; silk
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Classification Term:
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Textiles
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 37.5cm x 24.8cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1927.378
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Inscriptions:
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the principal field of geometric laceria forming stars and squares is bordered by a broad composite band (incomplete) consisting of central wide band with knotted Kufic inscription ("beatitude"), framed by narrower bands with knotwork, Naskhi inscriptions ("success and prosperity") in cartouches and crenallations.
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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(Adolph Loewi, Venice).
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Context:
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The ability to combine different designs and colors harmoniously was one of the unparalleled achievements of Islamic art. This silk curtain fragment reveals juxtapositions of large and small scaled designs with curving and angular lines, all woven with bold colors in bands of varying widths. The contrasts are featured in the upper design of large squares positioned to form eight-pointed stars, in the narrow band with ivory-silk cursive script offering "good fortune and prosperity," and in the wide band with large yellow-silk kufic script extending "beatitude." A rare, complete contemporary silk curtain in the museum's collection (see photo) displays another method of organizing designs. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020245.tif
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