Fragmentary Loom Width with Wavy-vine Pattern, ca. 1565–80, Attributed to Turkey, probably Istanbul, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha), Textile: L. 48 in. (121.9 cm), Textiles, Spectacular, large pattern silks were favored materials for luxury garments among the courtly elite of sixteenth-century Istanbul, and were often used for the bold, richly colored caftans of the Ottoman sultans
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Fragmentary Loom Width, Wavy-vine Pattern, ca, 1565–80, Attributed, Turkey, Istanbul, Silk, metal wrapped thread, lampas, kemha, Textile, L, 48, 121.9 cm, Textiles, Spectacular, large pattern silks, favored materials, luxury garments, courtly elite, sixteenth-century Istanbul, bold, richly colored, caftans, Ottoman sultans
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