Photo of collection object Two Mounted Fragments of a Border (from a Garment ?) — Two Mounted Fragments of a Border (from a Garment ?), late 700s - early 800s. tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); goat hair, wool and cotton, Overall: 14.6 x 29.5 cm (5 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.). John L. Severance Fund, 1950.522. CC0.

Two Mounted Fragments of a Border (from a Garment ?)

late 700s - early 800s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Two Mounted Fragments of a Border (from a Garment ?), late 700s - early 800s. Iran or Iraq, early Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th century A.D.. Tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); goat hair, wool and cotton; overall: 14.6 x 29.5 cm (5 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1950.522

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); goat hair, wool and cotton
Medium: tapestry, originally, inwoven, tabby, ground, goat, hair, wool, cotton
Dimensions: Overall: 14.6 x 29.5 cm (5 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1950.522
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).
Rights Statement: CC0

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