id:			98718
accession number:	1918.41.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.41.a
updated:		2025-05-05 18:19:46.185000

Fragment of a furnishing textile (one of five), 1700s–1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer. Linen, silk, dye; overall: 21.6 x 74.3 cm (8 1/2 x 29 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1918.41.a

title:				Fragment of a furnishing textile (one of five)
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creation date:			1700s–1800s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1899
current location:		234 Textile Gallery
creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer
technique:	Linen, silk, dye
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 21.6 x 74.3 cm (8 1/2 x 29 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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RELATED WORKS

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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. 92-95
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	Gillow, John. <em>African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent</em>. London: Thames &amp; Hudson, 2003.
	page number: 	p. 140-141
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	Denamur, Isabelle, Pierre Ferbos, and Louise Rogers Lalaurie. <em>Moroccan textile embroidery</em>. Paris: Flammarion, 2003.
	page number: 	p. 179, 185, 187-189
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	Alaoui, Rachida. <em>Florilège de la broderie marocain</em>e. [Milan]: Skira, 2011.
	page number: 	p. 51, 54, 56-57
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	Voigt, Markus. "Azemmour embroidered hanging."<em> Hali</em>. issue 201, Autumn 2019.
	page number: 	p. 46-7
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IMAGES

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