Embroidered cotton tiraz
991–1031
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Embroidered cotton tiraz, 991–1031. Iraq, Baghdad, Abbasid period, reign of al-Qadir 991–1031. Plain weave: cotton; embroidery, chain and self-couching stitches: silk; overall: 17 x 53 cm (6 11/16 x 20 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ruth Blumka in memory of Leopold Blumka 1974.188
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Embroidery
- Formatted Medium
- plain weave: cotton; embroidery, chain and self-couching stitches: silk
- Medium
- plain, weave, cotton, embroidery, chain, self-couching, stitches, silk
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17 x 53 cm (6 11/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: "In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate . . . Year three hundred."
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1974.188
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ruth Blumka in memory of Leopold Blumka
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1974
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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