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Source Description
Arabic inscriptions had religious significance to viewers regardless of their legibility. This text repeats "Glory to our Lord the Sultan," a phrase that also enhances the Alhambra Palace walls. For Muslims, Arabic texts symbolized the divine revelation of God’s word to the Prophet Muhammad and recorded in the holy Qur’an; for Spanish Catholics it represented the Holy Land. In striped silks, inscriptions often alternate with interlacing bands and palmettes. Inscribed silks have survived as Catholic church vestments.
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Document identity
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119784
label
Striped Silk from a Garment
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object
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1
Source metadata
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119784
contentType
object
title
Striped Silk from a Garment
description
Arabic inscriptions had religious significance to viewers regardless of their legibility. This text repeats "Glory to our Lord the Sultan," a phrase that also enhances the Alhambra Palace walls. For Muslims, Arabic texts symbolized the divine revelation of God’s word to the Prophet Muhammad and recorded in the holy Qur’an; for Spanish Catholics it represented the Holy Land. In striped silks, inscriptions often alternate with interlacing bands and palmettes. Inscribed silks have survived as Catholic church vestments.
date
1400s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80015032
genreSpecific
Textile
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 54.2 x 27.6 cm (21 5/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Mounted: 61.6 x 27.6 cm (24 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
cul
Spain, Granada, Nasrid period
accession
1940.609
Source extras
tec
silk; lampas weave
tombstone
Striped Silk from a Garment, 1400s. Spain, Granada, Nasrid period. Silk; lampas weave; overall: 54.2 x 27.6 cm (21 5/16 x 10 7/8 in.); mounted: 61.6 x 27.6 cm (24 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.609
collection
T - Islamic
inscriptions
inscription
Naskhi inscription: "Glory to our Lord the Sultan."
citations
citation
Underhill, Gertrude. "The Bequest of James Parmelee." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>28, no. 2 (February 1941): 15-27
page_number
Mentioned: p. 25
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 129
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 220
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 220
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 277
creditline
Bequest of James Parmelee
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2026-05-29 06:11:15.494000
sourceId
119784
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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silk; lampas weave
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0
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photo
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