second half 13th century
Town Palencia,
Spain
Spain
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): Fragment
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumSilk, linen, metal wrapped thread; taquetГ©
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SizeTextile: H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm) W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) Mount: H. 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm) D. 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
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Geography detailsFrom
Town Palencia,
Spain -
Country today
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Datesecond half 13th century
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Part of a corpus of identical fragments, this Andalusian textile belonged to the mantle that was interred with Don Felipe Infante (d. 1274), son of Ferdinand II and brother of Alfonso X, thirteenth-century kings of Castile. The composition consists of registers containing repeating rosettes with geometric interlace against a gold background. The most prominent band features a kufic inscription, al-Yumn (felicity), in mirror image. Opulent textiles, probably manufactured in a Muslim production center, were regularly used for garments or furnishings and placed in Christian royal burials, reflecting the esteem with which Andalusian fabrics were regarded.