Woven Silk
1360-1420 (made)
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This is an example of a silk woven in a Moorish territory, but influenced by Italian Gothic silk design and more remotely by Chinese prototypes. The crowned shields bear the arms of the Nasrid Dynasty of Granada, and are inscribed in Arabic "Glory to our Lord the Sultan".
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lampas woven silk and silver-gilt thread |
| Brief description | Woven silk with arms of Nasrid dynasty, Granada, Spain, 1360-1420 |
| Physical description | Lampas woven silk displaying large lotus flowers amongst crowned lions and the crowned arms of the Nasrid dynasty of Granada in colours of gold, green, dark blue and white. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'izz li-mawlana al-sultan' (Arabic inscription woven in the centre of the shield motifs.)
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| Production | Hispano-Moresque |
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| Summary | This is an example of a silk woven in a Moorish territory, but influenced by Italian Gothic silk design and more remotely by Chinese prototypes. The crowned shields bear the arms of the Nasrid Dynasty of Granada, and are inscribed in Arabic "Glory to our Lord the Sultan". |
| Bibliographic reference | M. Rosser-Owen. Islamic Arts from Spain (London: V&A Publishing, 2010) p. 60.
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| Accession number | T.285-1978 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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