Name of Object:

Textile from the Prince Felipe of Castile burial

Name in original language:

Fragmento de tejido de la tumba del Infante D. Felipe

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

Lázaro Galdiano Museum

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Date of Object:

13th century; 1915–1930 (Lázaro Galdiano collection)

Inventory Number:

1739

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Silk; lampas weave

Dimensions:

27,3 x 20 cm

Provenance:

al-Andalus

Description:

This fragment came from the set of garments wore by the Castilian Prince Phillip in his burial at Villalcázar de Sirga (Palencia). The fragment is a very good example of the richness of the textile from al-Andalus. The textile has an inscription in Arabic that could be translated as “Glory to our Lord the Sultan”. This an early example of the interest in collecting important textiles, even before the important research made by Gómez-Moreno in the Royal Convent of the Huelgas (Burgos).

Citation of this web page:

Ámparo López "Textile from the Prince Felipe of Castile burial" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;21;en

Prepared by: Ámparo López
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 021