Silk Fragment with Wavy-vine Pattern on Green Ground. Dimensions: Textile (largest piece): H. 53 1/4 in. (135.3 cm)W. 26 1/4 in. (66.7 cm)Mount: H. 57 3/8 in. (145.7 cm) W. 30 1/8 in. (76.5 cm) D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Date: 16th century.Spectacular, large-pattern silks were favored materials for luxury garments among the courtly elite of sixteenth-century Istanbul, and were often used for the bold, richly colored kaftans of the Ottoman sultans. This rectangular silk fragment features a design of red undulating vines bearing rosettes, on a gold-green ground. A series of small rosettes of gold, blue, green, and yellow fill each vine, and larger rosettes punctuate the vine. Emanating from the vines are peacock tails and tulips, with details executed in blue, green, and pink. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.