Turban or shawl end with tiraz and gold
1094
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Turban or shawl end with tiraz and gold, 1094. Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of al-Musta‘lī. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé; overall: 62.3 x 54.6 cm (24 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club to commemorate its 30th Anniversary 1965.313
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé
- Dimensions
- Overall: 62.3 x 54.6 cm (24 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1965.313
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Textile Arts Club to commemorate its 30th Anniversary
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1965, Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club, Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries, Islamic art rotation, Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Egyptian Tombs, 9th - 12th Century
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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