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This captivating collection, created in collaboration with The Met, draws on artworks and objects from across nine of The Met’s 17 curatorial departments to create a rich mosaic of historical narratives. Each design is a celebration of artisanship, inspired by exquisite forms and cultural traditions. Following our first collaboration with The Met in the 1970s, we bring museum magic into the home once again in homage to history and the grand beauty of art.

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Islamic Art

The Met's collection of Islamic art ranges in date from the seventh to the twenty-first century. Its more than 15,000 objects reflect the great diversity and range of the cultural traditions of Islam, with works from as far westward as Spain and Morocco and as far eastward as Central Asia and Indonesia. Comprising both sacred and secular objects, the collection reveals the mutual influence of artistic practices such as calligraphy, and the exchange of motifs such as vegetal ornament (the arabesque) and geometric patterning in both realms.

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TAJ EMBROIDERED SISAL

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Fabric

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Taj Embroidered Sisal

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Taj Embroidered Sisal

Material Width: 32.25"
Horizontal Repeat: 16.125"
Vertical Repeat: 31.5"

Three Arches

Northern India
Wood, late 17th century
Purchase, Diana L. and Arthur G. Altschul Gift, 1992 1992.6.1–.10

Arches supported by baluster pillars became popular in mid-17th-century Indian palaces during the reign of Shah Jahan. The form then spread throughout central and northern India, showing up in both residential and religious spaces.

Embroidered on sisal, this wallcovering reproduces the elaborate details and shapes of the Museum’s example.