Brocaded silk with foliate medallions from a kaftan

1525–75

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Brocaded silk with foliate medallions from a kaftan, 1525–75. Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman period. Silk: lampas weave, silver-metal thread; overall: 105.7 x 49.5 cm (41 5/8 x 19 1/2 in.); mounted: 110.5 x 54.6 cm (43 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1924.741

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: Silk: lampas weave, silver-metal thread
Medium: silk, lampas, weave, silver-metal, thread
Dimensions: Overall: 105.7 x 49.5 cm (41 5/8 x 19 1/2 in.); Mounted: 110.5 x 54.6 cm (43 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1924.741
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: 2000 Years of Silk Weaving, Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900
Rights Statement: CC0