Silk and metal thread in art: 74 works

Medium74 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	74
Date Range	900 – 1935
Primary Department	Islamic Art (94)
Most Common Form	Textiles-Woven (56)
Cultures Represented	6
Countries	12
Public Domain	54 works (52%)

Works by Century

9th century

10th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

Departments

Islamic Art

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Medieval Art

Forms & Classifications

Textiles-Woven

Textiles-Embroidered

Textiles-Costumes

Textiles-Velvets

Textiles

Reproductions

Textiles-Laces

Cultures Represented

Iranian, probably Tabriz · 2Italian (Venice) or Turkish · 2Italian or Turkish · 2Ottoman · 2Eastern European (Romanian (?)) · 1Greek or Romanian · 1

Geographic Distribution

India

Turkey

Iran

Egypt

Morocco

Albania

Armenia

Bulgaria or Romania

Italy

present-day Bangladesh

Cities Represented

Varanasi · 7Bursa · 2Madurai or Thanjavur · 2Uskudar · 1probably Izmir or Kula · 1Izmir · 1Gallipoli · 1Gulbarga · 1Gulbarga or Warangal · 1Dhaka · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Fragment	Textiles-Embroidered	10th century	Egypt
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 975–96	Egypt
Fragments of velvet	Textiles-Velvets	late 13th–14th century	Iranian, probably Tabriz
Panel of velvet	Textiles-Velvets	late 13th–14th century	Iranian, probably Tabriz
Chasuble Fragment	Textiles-Woven	14th century	Egypt
Fragment	Textiles	14th century	Italy
Altar Frontal with Deesis	Textiles-Embroidered	15th century	Eastern European (Romanian (?))
Embroidered cross from an Omophorion	Textiles-Embroidered	15th–16th century	Greek or Romanian
Fragment of Scarf or Cover	Textiles-Embroidered	15th century	Egypt
Piece	Textiles-Velvets	15th–16th century	Italian or Turkish
Piece	Textiles-Velvets	15th–16th century	Italian or Turkish
Fragment	Textiles-Velvets	ca. 1500	Italian (Venice) or Turkish
Brocade	Textiles-Embroidered	16th century	Turkey
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	16th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	16th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	16th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	16th century	Turkey
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	16th century	Turkey
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	16th century	Turkey
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	16th–17th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	16th century	Turkey
Fragment	Textiles-Velvets	16th century	Italian (Venice) or Turkish
Liturgical Cuff	Textiles-Embroidered	16th century	Armenia
Liturgical Cuff	Textiles-Embroidered	16th century	Bulgaria or Romania
Brocade	Textiles-Woven	17th–18th century	Iran
Cover	Textiles-Woven	17th century	Turkey
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	17th century	Turkey
Hanging	Textiles-Embroidered	17th century	Iran
Panel	Textiles-Woven	17th century	Iran
Strip	Textiles-Woven	17th century	Iran
Yoke of a Chasuble (Phelonion)	Textiles-Costumes	17th century	Russia
Chadar	Textiles-Costumes	ca. 1700	India
Embroidered cross from an Omophorion	Textiles-Embroidered	late 17th or early 18th century	Ottoman
Embroidered cross from an Omophorion	Textiles-Embroidered	late 17th or early 18th century	Ottoman
Border	Textiles-Embroidered	18th century	Turkey
Brocade	Textiles-Woven	18th century	India
Cover	Textiles-Laces	18th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Embroidered	18th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	18th century	India
Fragment of a Cope	Textiles-Woven	18th century	Iran

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access