Cotton in art: 552 works, most common in Islamic Art

Medium552 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	552
Date Range	1200 BC – 2009
Primary Department	Islamic Art (575)
Most Common Form	Textiles-Embroidered (176)
Cultures Represented	10
Countries	12
Public Domain	443 works (42%)

Works by Century

12th century BC

2nd century BC

3rd century

5th century

6th century

7th century

8th century

9th century

10th century

11th century

12th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

Departments

Islamic Art

575

Costume Institute

308

Asian Art

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

American Decorative Arts

Arms and Armor

Robert Lehman Collection

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Medieval Art

Forms & Classifications

Textiles-Embroidered

176

Textiles-Rugs

134

Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

121

Textiles-Woven

Textiles

Textiles-Costumes

Textiles-Painted

Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Textiles-Painted and Dyed

Textiles-Printed

Cultures Represented

Indian · 80 Romanian · 57 Turkish · 25 Iban people · 23 Egyptian · 17 Iranian · 15 Moroccan · 15 Tibetan · 14 Middle Eastern (Palestinian) · 14 Tunisian · 10

Historical Periods

Sasanian · 4Malla period · 3 early Malla period · 1 Six Dynasties Period · 1

Geographic Distribution

India

159

Turkey

Iran

Egypt

Morocco

Malaysia

India|Egypt

Yemen

present-day Greece

present-day Uzbekistan

Cities Represented

probably Fustat · 18Fustat · 13Fez · 11Janina · 10Dhaka · 8Rabat · 6Bursa · 6Bukhara · 5Golconda · 5probably Kirman · 4

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Four strips with embroidered goats	Textiles-Woven	ca. 2nd century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Flour bags, one of a pair	Textiles-Woven-Brocade	last quarter 19th century	Western Iran
Half of Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)	Textiles-Woven-Brocade	last quarter 19th century	Iran
Salt Bag	Textiles-Woven-Brocade	last quarter 19th century	Northwest Iran or South Caucasus
Cotton Fragment	Textiles	4th–7th century	Byzantine Egypt
Fragment	Textiles	4th–6th century or 9th century	probably Egypt
Textile Fragments and braid	Textiles	4th–7th century	Byzantine Egypt
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th–7th century A.D.	Sasanian
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th–7th century A.D.	Sasanian
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th century A.D.	Sasanian
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th century A.D.	Sasanian
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	7th–8th century	Iran or Iraq
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	7th–8th century	Iran or Iraq
Textile Fragment with Horses	Textiles	7th–9th century	probably Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	700–900	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Embroidered	8th–9th century	Egypt
Fragment of a Shawl with Inscription	Textiles-Embroidered	8th–9th century	Yemen
Pair of leggings	Textiles-Costumes	ca. 8th century A.D.
Rug Fragment	Textiles-Rugs	8th century	Egypt
Rug Fragment	Textiles-Rugs	8th century	Egypt
Rug Fragment	Textiles-Rugs	8th century	Egypt
Textile Fragment with Birds	Textiles-Woven	8th century	Egypt
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	9th–10th century	Egypt
Ikat Textile Fragment	Textiles-Woven	9th–10th century	Yemen
Fragment	Textiles-Embroidered	dated A.H. 250/ A.D. 864–65	Yemen
Tiraz Fragment	Textiles-Embroidered	ca. 892–902	Eastern Iran or Khurasan
Tiraz Fragment from an Ikat Shawl	Textiles-Painted and/or Printed	late 9th–early 10th century	Yemen
Tiraz Textile Fragment	Textiles	late 9th–early 10th century	Yemen
Textile Printed in Gold	Textiles-Painted and/or Printed	917–23	Iraq
Band Fragment	Textiles-Woven	10th–11th century	Egypt
Fragment	Textiles-Painted and/or Printed	10th century	Yemen
Fragment	Textiles-Embroidered	10th century	Yemen
Fragment	Textiles	10th century	Yemen
Fragment	Textiles-Embroidered	10th century	Yemen
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	10th–11th century	Egypt
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	10th century	Yemen
Fragment	Textiles-Embroidered	10th century	Yemen
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	10th–11th century	Egypt
Fragment	Textiles-Painted and/or Printed	10th century	Yemen
Fragment of a Mantle	Textiles-Embroidered	10th century	Yemen

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access