About Syrian Damascene Brocade
Damascus brocade carries a thousand years of gold and silver weft through aubergine silk grounds. From Mamluk sultans' kaftans to Ottoman governors' hangings, the technique survived in the workshops of Souk Al-Hamidiyeh until the civil war scattered its masters into diaspora ateliers.
This design system channels the density and shimmer of agabani cloth — jewel-tone saturation, arabesque medallion geometry, and the quiet authority of a Topkapı catalogue page.
- Origin
- Damascus (Souk Al-Hamidiyeh, Midan, Old City), Syria
- Era
- 9th century – present; peak Mamluk 13th–15th c. and Ottoman 16th–18th c.; modern atelier survival pre-2011
- Key figures
- Sultan Baybars · Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent · Mazloumian family · Antoine Choueifati
- Movements
- Mamluk silk weaving · Ottoman brocade tradition · Damascene textile guild
Syrian Damascene Brocade design spec
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