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Source Description
The ability to harmoniously combine intricate designs and varied colors was one of the unparalleled achievements of Islamic art. This silk curtain fragment reveals juxtapositions of large- and small-scaled patterns, woven with bold contrasting colors in bands of varying widths. <br><br>Segments of Arabic text have been woven into the design. The repeated phrase <em>good fortune and prosperity</em> is woven in ivory silk in one of the narrow bands. In the wide band at the bottom, Kufic script in yellow silk extends the word <em>beatitude</em>.
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109228
label
Alhambra hanging fragment with decorated bands
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object
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109228
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object
title
Alhambra hanging fragment with decorated bands
description
The ability to harmoniously combine intricate designs and varied colors was one of the unparalleled achievements of Islamic art. This silk curtain fragment reveals juxtapositions of large- and small-scaled patterns, woven with bold contrasting colors in bands of varying widths. <br><br>Segments of Arabic text have been woven into the design. The repeated phrase <em>good fortune and prosperity</em> is woven in ivory silk in one of the narrow bands. In the wide band at the bottom, Kufic script in yellow silk extends the word <em>beatitude</em>.
date
1300s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80001476
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 37.8 x 25.1 cm (14 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.); Mounted: 46.7 x 28.9 cm (18 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
cul
Spain, Granada
accession
1927.378
Source extras
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Silk: lampas and taqueté weave
tombstone
Alhambra hanging fragment with decorated bands, 1300s. Spain, Granada. Silk: lampas and taqueté weave; overall: 37.8 x 25.1 cm (14 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.); mounted: 46.7 x 28.9 cm (18 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1927.378
collection
T - Islamic
inscriptions
inscription
the principal field of geometric laceria forming stars and squares is bordered by a broad composite band (incomplete) consisting of central wide band with knotted Kufic inscription ("beatitude"), framed by narrower bands with knotwork, Naskhi inscriptions ("success and prosperity") in cartouches and crenallations.
citations
citation
Underhill, Gertrude. "A Group of Hispano-Moresque Silks." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 15, no. 3 (1928): 68-74.
page_number
p. 68, 74
citation
Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
page_number
Reproduced: P. 197, fig. 529; P. 203, fig. 5.36; Mentioned: P. 198, 200
citation
"New in the Galleries.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> vol.<em> </em>59, no. 6 (November/December 2019): Back cover.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: Back cover.
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:50:15.499000
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109228
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk: lampas and taqueté weave
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