COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1952.105
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Nationality:
European; Iberian; Spanish
Creator Name-CRT:
Islamic Spain, probably Almeria, late 13th century
Title:
Fragment from a Furnishing Silk
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
late 1200s
Creation Start Date:
1250
Creation End Date:
1299
Materials and Techniques:
tapestry weave; silk and gold thread
Classification Term:
Tapestries
Dimensions:
Overall: 17.8cm x 10.7cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1952.105
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance:
(Charles D. Kelekian, New York).
Context:
Although geometric patterns were fashionable in all media throughout the Islamic world, examples in textiles are the most abundant from Islamic Spain. In this fragment, gold-thread strapwork interlaces to form stars above columns that frame colorful palmette leaves in a fine tapestry weave.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020472.tif
