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The comprehensive collection of textiles,
one of the finest in the world, attests to
the richness of this art in the Iberian
Peninsula from the Arab rule to the early
twentieth century. |
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The collection contains magnificent
examples of Hispano-Moresque gold,
silk, and satin brocades from the
thirteenth through the fifteenth centuries.
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From the distinguished tradition
of Islamic textiles comes this
luxurious piece which attests
to the high quality of the artisans
active in Granada ca. 1400. |
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"Alhambra Silk"
Nasrid, ca. 1400
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Fragments from the Tunic
of prince Philip of Castile
Nasrid, before 1274
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Among the twenty-nine textiles which
Huntington acquired ca. 1904 from the
painter Raimundo de Madraza y Garreta
was the silk fragment illustrated here. It
comes from the tomb of the Castilian
prince Philip, son of Ferdinand III and
brother of Alfonso X the Wise. |
The Hispanic Society also possesses
an outstanding selection of rare carpets
from Letur, Alcaraz, Cuenca, and Las
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Alpujarras, as well as lace and
embroidery from the fifteenth through
the nineteenth centuries. |
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The coat of arms repeated
five times in the center of the
carpet is that of María of Castile,
daughter of Henry III of Castile
and wife of Alfonso V, the
Magnanimous, who became
king of Aragón and Sicily in 1416 |
Armorial
Rug
Letur, Murcia, 1416-48 |
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