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Artist/Maker:
Geography:
Egypt; Misr
Culture:
Islamic
Materials:
linen; silk
Collection:
The Textile Museum Collection
Accession Number:
73.444
Credit Line:
Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1936
Date:
918-919
Copyright:
Public domain
Object Type:
Textile
Dimensions:
64.77 H x 99.06 W cm (25 1/2 H x 39 W in)
Structure:
plain weave; embroidery, back stitch; embroidery, couching
Used in:
garment
Style:
Abbasid
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. 11
Louise W. Mackie (Author), "Increase the Prestige: Islamic Textiles", Arts of Asia, Arts of Asia, Hong Kong, 1996, vol. 26, no. 1, p. 83. fig. 58
Mary McWilliams (Co-Author) and Jochen Sokoly (Co-Author), Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, Spring 2020, pp. 72-73, cat.no. 6
Mary McWilliams (Author), "Speaking Across Centuries", HALI, HALI Publication Limited, London, England, 2022, no. 212, p. 85, fig. 2
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Exhibition History:
Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Egyptian Tombs, 9th - 12th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge MA, January 22, 2022 - May 08, 2022
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