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Section of Silk Fabric with Falconers Amid Rose Bushes

c. 1675

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Twill-weave fabrics were used to make garments, especially jackets, during the Safavid period. It was not until after the 1570s that Iranian textiles began to regularly feature the human figure as a decorative motif. Weavers drew from Persian paintings for their subject matter, such as the favorite princely pastime of falconing. Trained falcons were brought on royal hunts to locate and retrieve the prey; close relationships developed between the falcon and the falconer.

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Details

  • Title: Section of Silk Fabric with Falconers Amid Rose Bushes
  • Date Created: c. 1675
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 47.7 x 48.3 cm (18 3/4 x 19 in.); Mounted: 58.4 x 58.4 cm (23 x 23 in.)
  • Provenance: (Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art using the John L. Severance Fund), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Textile
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.467
  • Medium: Silk and silver-metal thread: twill weave with complementary and discontinuous weft
  • Department: Textiles
  • Culture: Iran, Safavid period (1501-1722)
  • Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
  • Collection: T - Islamic
  • Accession Number: 1949.467

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