Medium:

Medium: linen, silk Technique: plain weave, slit tapestry

Dimensions:

H x W: 21 × 41 cm (8 1/4 × 16 1/8 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Tiraz fragment

Made in:

Egypt

Date:

10th–11th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Tiraz fragment of natural-colored linen with a two-centimeter wide band of multicolored silk tapestry medallions with bird-like forms. Fragment of selvedge on one side. Possibly from the Fatamid period.

Accession Number:

1972-81-28

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4663afbb2-7e28-4ee6-9c72-c32299f441b4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1972-81-28