Decorated ends of a shawl
770–887 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability)
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Decorated ends of a shawl, 770–887 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability). Egypt, Fayyum, Tulunid or Ikshīdid period. Wool, linen, and silk: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave; overall: 41.9 x 68.6 cm (16 1/2 x 27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club 1956.330
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Wool, linen, and silk: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave
- Dimensions
- Overall: 41.9 x 68.6 cm (16 1/2 x 27 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1956.330
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Textile Arts Club
- Exhibitions
- Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club, Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries, Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Egyptian Tombs, 9th - 12th Century, <em>2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving</em>. 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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