Velvet Panel with Flowering Plants

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Artist: Unknown artist
Date: first half 17th century
Medium: Silk, cotton, flat metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded
Dimensions: Textile: H. 45 in. (114.3 cm) W. 27 in. (68.6 cm) Mount: H. 52 in. (132.1 cm) W. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm) Wt. 30 lbs. (13.6 kg)
Origin: Iran
Department: Islamic Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #BA9C75 · 33%

Charred Umber · Black family · #261E17 · 19%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #4E4131 · 18%

Limestone Honey · Yellow family · #D7BC96 · 9%

Oiled Oak · Brown family · #78634A · 7%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #947A5A · 7%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #E5D3B3 · 3%

Faded Verdure · Green family · #737E67 · 2%

Carbon Ground · Black family · #1F201B · <1%

Iron Gall Black · Black family · #1D1D20 · <1%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #A39784 · <1%

Mossed Limestone · Green family · #6D8574 · <1%

Iron Gall Black · Black family · #1C1F1D · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #8E887D · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #3E4B43 · <1%

Sandstone Orange · Orange family · #BE774C · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B9745D · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #4E1B08 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912

9 tags

Flora Both · 99%

The catalog identifies the subject as Flowers, and the image clearly shows repeated flowering plants, leaves, buds, and stems.

Allover Composition Visual · 99%

Repeated botanical units cover nearly the entire textile field in a continuous ornamental arrangement.
Dense Composition Visual · 96%

Numerous closely spaced floral and vegetal motifs create a visually dense surface with little unpatterned ground.
Earth Tones Visual · 92%

The panel uses a muted palette dominated by beige, brown, black, green, blue, and rust-colored accents.

17th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the textile to the first half of the seventeenth century, 1600–1650.

Natural Fibers Metadata · 99%

The catalog lists silk and cotton among the materials, both natural fibers.
Metal Metadata · 98%

The catalog specifies flat metal wrapped thread as part of the medium.

Textile Arts Both · 99%

The work is cataloged as a textile fragment with cut and voided velvet and brocaded construction; the image visibly presents a patterned fabric panel with varied surface effects.

Unknown artist. Velvet Panel with Flowering Plants. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.