Floral Tent Panel

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Artist: Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1635
Medium: Silk, gold; cut velvet, painted
Dimensions: Textile: L. 105 3/4 in. (268.6 cm) W. 221 1/4 in. (562 cm) Tube: L. 120 in. (304.8 cm) W. 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Origin: India
Department: Islamic Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Iron Rosette · Red family · #7F2927 · 39%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B78459 · 19%

Bole Workshop · Red family · #944B3A · 16%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A06347 · 12%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #D9A66D · 6%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #885D45 · 4%

Iron Rosette · Red family · #88192B · 3%

Roman Brick Earth · Brown family · #784131 · <1%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #640B12 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #A39388 · <1%

Roman Brick Earth · Brown family · #7A4523 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #956F3C · <1%

Weathered Leather · Brown family · #785D51 · <1%

Antique Rose Dust · Pink family · #AB7476 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #A3A4B1 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #ABAB9E · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #95988C · <1%

Scarlet Tempera · Red family · #C66155 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Purchase, Bequest of Helen W. D. Mileham, by exchange, Wendy Findlay Gift, and funds from various donors, 1981

10 tags

Flora Both · 99%

Repeated stylized poppy blooms, leaves, buds, and stems dominate the central compartments and border bands; the catalog lists Poppies as the subject.

Patterns Visual · 99%

The surface is organized through recurring floral units, framed compartments, and continuous ornamental bands.
Highly Ornamented Visual · 94%

The panel is extensively covered with floral sprays and decorative borders, producing a richly ornamented surface with relatively little undecorated area within the designed field.
Symmetrical Visual · 87%

Each major floral compartment is broadly organized around a central branching stem, and the repeated compartments create a regular, balanced rhythm across the panel.

17th Century Art Metadata · 98%

The catalog dates the work to circa 1635, within a recorded date range of 1610–1660.

Gold Both · 97%

Gold-toned ornament is visible throughout the floral motifs and borders, and the catalog explicitly lists gold in the medium.
Natural Fibers Metadata · 97%

The catalog identifies silk as part of the medium, supporting classification among natural fibers.

Textile Arts Both · 99%

The image shows a large ornamental textile panel, and the catalog classifies the work as both a tent lining and textiles.
Use of Fabric Metadata · 96%

The cataloged medium includes silk and cut velvet, and the object is classified as a textile tent lining.

Unknown artist. Floral Tent Panel. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.