Fragment
Mamluk period (1250–1517), 14th/15th century
- Medium
- Silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in plain interlacings
- Classification
- Textile
- Dimensions
- 20.8 × 38.2 cm (8 1/4 × 15 in.); Weft repeat: H.: 14.2 cm (5 5/8 in.)
- Culture
- Egypt
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
- Credit line
- Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
Textiles held an important place in all Muslim courts, including that of the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria. The appeal of woven fabrics lay in their rich colors, elaborate patterns, and luxury materials such as silk and metal thread. Some woven silks were hung as wall decorations; others were made into robes worn by members of the court or given as official gifts to rulers of neighboring regions.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
