id: 127913
accession number: 1950.549
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Tiraz with gold, probably from a wide sleeve, 1013–1020. Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Hakim, 1013–20. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé; overall: 23.5 x 62.3 cm (9 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.549
title: Tiraz with gold, probably from a wide sleeve
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creation date: 1013–1020
creation date earliest: 1013
creation date latest: 1020
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Hakim, 1013–20
technique: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé
department: Textiles
collection: T - Islamic
type: Textile
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measurements: Overall: 23.5 x 62.3 cm (9 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Islamic art rotation
opening date: 2013-12-16T05:00:00
Islamic art rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2013-December 15, 2014).
title: Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Egyptian Tombs, 9th - 12th Century
opening date: 2022-01-22T05:00:00
Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Egyptian Tombs, 9th - 12th Century. 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
* {'description': '2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).', 'opening_date': '1952-02-27T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
(Dr. Emil Delmar [1876-1959], Budapest, Hungary, and New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1950
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire, Etienne Combe, Jean Sauvaget, et Gaston Wiet. Répertoire chronologique d'épigraphie arabe. Le Caire: Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, 1931.
page number: no. 2214
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Wadsworth Atheneum, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, and Charles Crehore Cunningham. 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving: A Loan Exhibition : Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Dec. 7, 1951 to Jan. 27, 1952 ; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27, 1952 to Mar. 25, 1952. Hartford, Conn: Wardsworth Atheneum], 1951.
page number: no. 56
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Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
page number: Reproduced: P. 99, fig. 3.14; Mentioned: P. 99, 215
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O'Kane, Bernard. "The Egyptian Art of the Tiraz in Fatimid Times." In The World of the Fatimids. Melikian-Chirvani, Assadullah Souren, ed. Toronto: Aga Khan Museum in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies and Hirmer, 2018.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 182-183; Reproduced: p. 183
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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: p. 15, 55 and 97; Reproduced: p. 15, fig. 6, p. 55, fig. 7 and 8, and 96.
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Hanson, Robin and Holly Witchey. "Dorothy Shepherd and the Cleveland Museum of Art's Ancient Near Eastern and Islamic Art Collection." Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals 20, n. 3 (September 2024): 461-473.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 468 (fig. 6)
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