id:			95486
accession number:	1916.1222
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1222
updated:		2024-03-26 11:01:42.654000

Part of a Cap (Benika), 1700s. Algeria. Silk, metal strips on linen tabby ground; embroidery; overall: 19.7 x 81.3 cm (7 3/4 x 32 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1222

title:				Part of a Cap (Benika)
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creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Algeria
technique:	Silk, metal strips on linen tabby ground; embroidery
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 19.7 x 81.3 cm (7 3/4 x 32 in.)
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CITATIONS

	Victoria and Albert Museum, and A. J. B. Wace. <em>Catalogue of Algerian Embroideries</em>. London: Published under the authority of the Board of Education, 1935.
	page number: 	plate 6, no. 15
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	Stone, Caroline. <em>The Embroideries of North Africa</em>. Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1985.
	page number: 	p. 94
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