id:			127916
accession number:	1950.552
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.552
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:16.965000

Fragment of a Tiraz, Inset from a Sleeve, 1048–58. Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Mustansir, 1000s. Tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen and silk; overall: 17.5 x 26.1 cm (6 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1950.552

title:				Fragment of a Tiraz, Inset from a Sleeve
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creation date:			1048–58
creation date earliest:		1048
creation date latest:		1058
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Mustansir, 1000s
technique:	tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen and silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 17.5 x 26.1 cm (6 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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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, Budapest and New York).
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CITATIONS

	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.
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