From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Islamic World

Fragment from Spain

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Post date August 20, 2021

Textile fragment (detail); Spain, Granada; 14th or 15th century. Silk, gilded metallic thread; compound weave; 51 x 27 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 84.3. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1929.

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Chessboard Carpet from Egypt

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Post date August 6, 2021

Chessboard carpet, Egypt or Turkey, 16th century. Wool; asymmetrical knotted pile, depressed warps; 207 x 140 cm. The Textile Museum Collection R34.34.3. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1925.

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Kalamkari Hanging from Iran

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Post date July 23, 2021

Kalamkari (qalamkār) hanging; Iran, Isfahan; c. 1850-1900. Cotton; plain weave, wood-block printed; 167 x 104 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1980.8.5. Gift of Isabel T. Kelly.

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Torah Curtain from Egypt

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Post date June 18, 2021

Torah curtain (parochet); Egypt, Cairo; Ottoman empire (1299-1923), early 17th century. Wool; knotted pile, asymmetrical knot; 187 x 156 cm. The Textile Museum Collection R16.4.4. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1915.

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Velvet Fragment from Iran

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Post date May 21, 2021

Velvet textile fragment (detail); Iran, Yazd; c. 1600-1650. Silk, metallic wrapped thread; supplementary-warp cut pile, supplementary-weft patterning; 124 x 70 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 3.206. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1932.