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Textile, Layla and Majnun
This is a Textile. It is dated 16th–17th century and we acquired it in 1902. Its medium is silk, metallic threads and its technique is two intercrossed plain weave structures (double cloth). It is a part of the Textiles department.
'Layla and Majnun' (1188) is one of the five tales in the Khamseh by the Persian poet Nizami (1140–1217). It tells of an idealized love between Layla and Qaus. Because the boy abandons his studies to concentrate on love poems, he is called Majnun (madman). The love cannot be realized, and Majnun flees to the desert, where he is befriended by wild animals. The textile depicts their final meeting in a garden before their premature deaths.
This object was
donated by
John Pierpont Morgan.
It is credited Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 32.4 x 33 cm (12 3/4 in. x 13 in.)
Cite this object as
Textile, Layla and Majnun; Iran; silk, metallic threads; H x W: 32.4 x 33 cm (12 3/4 in. x 13 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-379
