Fragment of a lampas-woven textile, silk with metal lamella spun around a silk core
The 16th century saw the appearance of the first Safavid silk textiles decorated with people in various situations in a garden-like setting. The figures were found in small groups, and for technical reasons, variety was created by using mirror images of the motif in the direction of the weave or by changing color combinations. The motifs were influenced by contemporary miniature painting.
On this silk, a page offers fruit to his young master, who is wearing the Safavid turban topped by a stick and a long caftan of unpatterned cloth.
Although clothing with figurative motifs is not found in miniature painting, the way this textile was cut shows that it must have been used for a garment.
On this silk, a page offers fruit to his young master, who is wearing the Safavid turban topped by a stick and a long caftan of unpatterned cloth.
Although clothing with figurative motifs is not found in miniature painting, the way this textile was cut shows that it must have been used for a garment.