Islamic Art

The Museum's collection of Islamic art ranges in date from the 7th to the 21st century. Its more than 15,000 objects reflect the great diversity and range of the cultural traditions of Islam.

Tavus

Inspired by a 16th-century Iznik dish, this design means "peacock" in Turkish. Embroidered on a herringbone ground in many colors, with decorative clipped fringe. 

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    Dish with Floral Design
    Made in Turkey, Iznik
    Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze; ca. 1545–60
    H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Horace Havemeyer, 1956   56.185.2

Divani Peacock

This delightful embroidery features a divani script in the peacock’s tail, consisting of blessings for an Ottoman sultan. 

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    "Calligraphic Composition in Shape of Peacock," Folio from the Bellini Album
    Attributed to Turkey
    Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; ca. 1600
    Louis V. Bell Fund, 1967   67.266.7.8r

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Iznik

Iznik, inspired by a blue & white bowl, is a soft geometric with a fully embroidered pillow and a bordered throw.

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    Bowl with Variation of “Baba Nakkas” Design
    Attributed to Turkey, Iznik
    Stonepaste; painted in light and dark blue under transparent glaze; ca. 1500–1525
    Rogers Fund, 1932   32.34

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Doppio Sheeting

Inspired by a textile fragment attributed to Egypt, our bedding reinterprets the roundel and stripes on the original as parallel lines of the horizon under the sun.

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    Fragment of a Cover or Blanket with Interlace Roundel and Stripes
    Attributed to Egypt
    Linen, wool; 3rd–5th century
    Gift of George F. Baker, 1890   90.5.899

Indigo

Inspired by the motif on a 15th-century Egyptian tile, Indigo's elegantfloral pattern is presented in a classic white-and-indigo color palette.

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    Hexagonal Tile
    Egyptian
    Stonepaste; underglaze painted, second half 15th century
    Rogers Fund, 1967 67.69.4