Textile

11th–12th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Wedge-shaped fragment of dark green with pattern in dark yellow-gold. Horizontal band at bottom in cream-color, light red and tan. Design has a small-scale pattern of eight-pointed star framing petals, alternating with rosette in a circle. Narrow green line about band. Pattern in band of small confronted lions and Kufic script.

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Title: Textile
Date Created: 11th–12th century
Location Created: Spain
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/136811
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: plain and twill weave, reversible
Credit line: Gift of Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Metal Silk Textile Twill