Name of Object:

Textiles

Name in original language:

Tejidos

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

Lázaro Galdiano Museum

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Date of Object:

Nasrid period (1232-1492); 1915–1930 (Lázaro Galdiano collection)

Inventory Number:

FLG1694, FLG1607, FLG1719 and FLG1606

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Silk and metallic threads; lampas weave

Dimensions:

1694: 103,5 x 41 cm; 1607: 17,8 x 11,2 cm; 1719: 102 x 77,5 cm; 1606: 40,5 x 18,6 cm

Provenance:

Granada?

Description:

These textiles were part of the famous Alhambra wall hangings that decorated different Alhambra rooms. Each is from a different Nasrid king: Yusuf I (textile 1607), Muhammad III (textile 1606) and Muhammad V (textile 1719).

Citation of this web page:

Ámparo López "Textiles" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;20;en

Prepared by: Ámparo López
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 020