Brocade

Unknown

ca. 1600 · Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas · Islamic Art

During the seventeenth century, rows of flowering plants became fashionable designs for textiles in Iran, India, and Turkey. In this early example, a design of undulating white stems (originally silver) and branches of roses, irises, and other flowers are set against a background of gold. Safavid weavers of this period were particularly adept at creating the sense of a continuous composition out of repeating design units and Safavid textiles were among the finest and most popular fabrics sold locally and on the international market.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1600

Medium

Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1933