Textile Fragment

Unknown

13th century · Silk, gold wrapped silk, and undyed linen; compound weave · Islamic Art

Part of a corpus of identical fragments, this Andalusian textile belonged to the mantle that was interred with Don Felipe Infante (d. 1274), son of Ferdinand II and brother of Alfonso X, thirteenth-century kings of Castile. The composition consists of registers containing repeating rosettes with geometric interlace against a gold background. Opulent textiles, probably manufactured in a Muslim production center, were regularly used for garments or furnishings and placed in Christian royal burials, reflecting the esteem with which Andalusian fabrics were regarded. See also 46.156.8 and L.2011.46.21, other fragments from this textile.

Artist

Unknown

Date

13th century

Medium

Silk, gold wrapped silk, and undyed linen; compound weave

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1927