CultureIndian
Titles
- Velvet Panel
Datec. 1625
MediumSilk velvet
DimensionsOverall (approximately): 51 3/4 × 28 1/8 in. (131.4 × 71.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2023 Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala
Object number2023.108
Non exposé
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Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
originally part of a larger panel, was likely produced under Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–27) and may have adorned a throne canopy, palace
wall, or royal tent. Here, carnations, irises, lotuses, larkspur, cockscombs, and marigolds in green and gold silk thread bloom on an
ogival lattice of feathered leaves. Naturalistic floral imagery adorned Mughal architecture, objects, paintings and fabrics, serving as a
dynastic visual idiom and testifying to the Mughal love of flora and fauna.
ProvenanceCollection of Nasli Heeramaneck, New York, 1940s-50s; by descent, Simonetta Angeli (Alice Heeramaneck's niece) and Filippo Festini; Private European collection; [Prahlad Bubbar, Ltd., London, (Bubbar 73)]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
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late 16th–early 17th century
Silk, cotton, and metal-wrapped thread: cut and voided velvet, brocaded
2015.80
c. 1750–1800
Cotton; embroidered with silk and metal-wrapped thread; couching and satin stitch
2016.287
early 19th century
Wool; embroidered with silk with silver and silver-gilt lamella couched over cotton
2020.55
Late 17th–18th century
Silk; lampas weave, satin foundation with patterning wefts in plain weave binding
2007.1307
