Sash

Unknown

17th century · Silk, metal thread · Islamic Art

Sashes like this one became popular in seventeenth-century Iran, where they were tied around the waist with the ends hanging down. The arrangement seen here is a common design, consisting of two end panels containing stylized and elaborate floral motifs, with a simple repeating motif in the central field. Persian sashes were exported and became particularly popular in Poland, one of Persia’s trading partners, where they were worn as accessories by the wealthy elite. The popularity of the sashes eventually prompted the founding of a number of textile workshops in Poland that produced local variations of the Safavid originals.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Silk, metal thread

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1911