Fragments, silk textile with flowers and pomegranates

A black-and-white photograph of a woven silk textile covered in a dense pattern of flowers, leaves and curving scrolling stems. Large blossoms and fruit forms sit within a repeating floral design, with a fine textured ground visible along the left edge.

Artist

Unknown

Date

c. 1725

Medium

Silk, plain weave of two color complementary ground wefts self-patterned by areas of 3:1 twill interlacings

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 2564 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson through the Antiquarian Society