Silk Fragments with Palmette Blossoms
The stunning pattern of palmettes within diamond-shaped compartments is still visible in this rare four-color silk, despite its fragile state. Small human faces within circles appear at the points of the diamonds.
Credit: Gift of The Textile Arts Club
700s
Silk: complementary weft-faced twill with inner warps (samit)
22.5 x 29.5cm
1951.91
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023
Where you'll find this
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Permanent collection