Silk Textile with Seraphim and Crosses, 16th–17th century, Attributed to Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa, lampas weave (ground in satin, pattern in twill), H. 21 1/8 in. (53.7 cm), Textiles-Woven, Now quite abraded, the yellow silk threads of this compound weave were wrapped in silver foil, which would have made the textile especially luxurious. A silver-brocaded textile with a similar pattern of crosses and seraphim, albeit in a different weaving technique, was brought to Moscow from Istanbul by Russian envoys in 1634
Keywords:
Silk Textile, Seraphim, Crosses, 16th–17th century, Attributed, Turkey, Istanbul, Bursa, lampas weave, ground, satin, pattern, twill, H, 21 1/8, 53.7 cm, Textiles-Woven, Now quite, abraded, yellow silk, threads, compound, wrapped, silver foil, textile, luxurious, silver-brocaded textile, crosses, seraphim, albeit, different weaving, technique, Moscow, Russian envoys, 1634
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.