Silk Fragment with Wavy-vine Pattern on Green Ground

16th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 460

Spectacular, large-pattern silks were favored materials for luxury garments among the courtly elite of sixteenth-century Istanbul, and were often used for the bold, richly colored kaftans of the Ottoman sultans. This rectangular silk fragment features a design of red undulating vines bearing rosettes, on a gold-green ground. A series of small rosettes of gold, blue, green, and yellow fill each vine, and larger rosettes punctuate the vine. Emanating from the vines are peacock tails and tulips, with details executed in blue, green, and pink.

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Title: Silk Fragment with Wavy-vine Pattern on Green Ground
Date: 16th century
Geography: Attributed to Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul
Medium: Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha)
Dimensions: Textile (largest piece): H. 53 1/4 in. (135.3 cm)
W. 26 1/4 in. (66.7 cm)
Mount: H. 57 3/8 in. (145.7 cm)
W. 30 1/8 in. (76.5 cm)
D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952
Object Number: 52.20.23a, b
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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