textile fragment

Not on Display

Artist/Maker:

commissioned by: al-Mu'izz (d. 975), Caliph, Fatimid

Geography:

Egypt

Culture:

Islamic

Materials:

linen; silk

Collection:

The Textile Museum Collection

Accession Number:

73.632

Credit Line:

Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1951

Date:

966

Public domain

Object Type:

Textile

Dimensions:

50.80 L x 16.51 W cm (20 L x 6 1/2 W in)

Structure:

plain weave; tapestry weave

Style:

Fatimid

Bibliography:

Ernst Kühnel (Co-Author) and Louisa Bellinger (Co-Author), Catalogue of Dated Tiraz Fabrics: Umayyad, Abbasid, Fatimid, The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., 1952, pl. 24

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