Textile Fragment

Unknown

15th century · Silk; lampas · Islamic Art

This silk textile shows pairs of confronting coroneted lions on either side of a stylized tree, enclosed by swooping crimson-colored split palmette leaves and set against a green ground. The lions have been compared to a Granadine textile bearing Nasrid heraldic emblems and rampant lions, which possibly served as the model. Variants of this pattern, depicting slightly different plant forms or animals suggest that these textiles were mass-produced. For similar textiles in the museum’s collection, see also 11.23, 20.94.1, and 1981.372.

Artist

Unknown

Date

15th century

Medium

Silk; lampas

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1925