id:			95510
accession number:	1916.1244
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1244
updated:		2025-05-05 18:19:42.510000

Fragment of a furnishing textile, possibly 1700s or 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer. Linen, silk, and dye; overall: 27.9 x 80.6 cm (11 x 31 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1244

title:				Fragment of a furnishing textile
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creation date:			possibly 1700s or 1800s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1899
current location:		234 Textile Gallery
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer
technique:	Linen, silk, and dye
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 27.9 x 80.6 cm (11 x 31 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Stories from Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-06T05:00:00
	<i>Stories from Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

	title:		Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry
	opening date:   2024-11-03T04:00:00
	<i>Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 2024-October 12, 2025).

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RELATED WORKS

	id: 		111337
	Fragment of a furnishing textile, 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer. Linen, silk, dye; overall: 21.3 x 41.6 cm (8 3/8 x 16 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.843
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CITATIONS

	Paydar, Niloo Imami, and Ivo Grammet. <em>The Fabric of Moroccan Life</em>. Indianapolis, Ind: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2002.
	page number: 	p. 94-95
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	Denamur, Isabelle, Pierre Ferbos, and Louise Rogers Lalaurie. <em>Moroccan textile embroidery</em>. Paris: Flammarion, 2003.
	page number: 	p. 184
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	Alaoui, Rachida. <em>Florilège de la broderie marocaine</em>. [Milan]: Skira, 2011.
	page number: 	p. 52-53
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	Windmuller-Luna, Kristen. “Threads across Time: African Textiles, 500-1993.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>61, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 13.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 13.
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