id:			113227
accession number:	1932.25
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.25
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:21.063000

Embroidered tiraz with fringe, 847–861. Egypt, Tunah, Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Wathiqu, 847-861. Plain weave with embroidery: linen and silk; overall: 41.6 x 44.5 cm (16 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.); mounted: 57.1 x 57.1 cm (22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt 1932.25

title:				Embroidered tiraz with fringe
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creation date:			847–861
creation date earliest:		847
creation date latest:		861
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creditline:			Gift of George D. Pratt
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culture:	Egypt, Tunah, Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Wathiqu, 847-861
technique:	plain weave with embroidery: linen and silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 41.6 x 44.5 cm (16 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.); Mounted: 57.1 x 57.1 cm (22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries
	opening date:   1991-11-26T05:00:00
	<i>Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 26-June 6, 1991).

	title:		Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Egyptian Tombs, 9th - 12th Century
	opening date:   2022-01-22T05:00:00
	<i>Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Egyptian Tombs, 9th - 12th Century</i>. Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA (organizer) (January 22-May 8, 2022) https://harvardartmuseums.org/exhibitions/5836/social-fabrics-inscribed-textiles-from-medieval-egyptian-tombs.

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	George D. Pratt [1869-1935], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1932
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1932-
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CITATIONS

	Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 92, fig. 3.6 and P. 94, fig. 3.10; Mentioned: P. 91, 95
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	McWilliams, Mary, and Jochen A. Sokoly. Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Art Museums, 2021.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p.p. 64-65.
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