Textile

Public Domain

ExpandFavorite

Images(3)

CultureFez or Tetouan

Titles

Textile

Date19th century

MediumSilk; woven with metal-wrapped threads

DimensionsOverall: 101 × 52 1/4 in. (256.5 × 132.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Franci Neely

Object number2020.68

Not on view

Explore Further

Department

Art of the Islamic Worlds

Object Type

TEXTILES

DescriptionThis luminous silk textile attests to a vibrant weaving tradition in 19th-century Morocco. Moroccan-made silks of deluxe quality, like this one woven with metal-wrapped threads, were highly valued. This lustrous silk may be a type of hanging or curtain known as a khamiya, one of three gifts written into Moroccan marriage contracts.
ProvenanceAcquired by the present owner from a Virginia estate sale, 2009; [Francesca Galloway, 2019]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.