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English: Fragment (Spain), 15th–16th century   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Fragment (Spain), 15th–16th century
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English: Satin ground vertically striped in rose-red, orange-red, dark blue, green and white. A broad rosy-red stripe at left has a large-scale Arabic inscription in yellow (the fabric must be turned 90 degrees in order to read the Islamic inscription). The central white stripe has geometric knot-like design in red (so badly worn that design is almost indistinguishable); the dark blue stripe on the right has arabesques in yellow and red. Narrow white, green, and orange-red stripes border the wider stripes described above. No selvedge present.
Date 15th–16th century
Medium silk
medium QS:P186,Q37681
Dimensions H x W: 24 x 47.6 cm (9 7/16 x 18 3/4 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Textiles
Accession number
1902-1-300
Credit line Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
Notes
  • Type: Fragment
  • Inscribed: (Translated) "Glory to our Lord, the Sultan".
  • Country: Spain
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