id: 127922
accession number: 1950.556
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Tiraz with gold, 1094 – 1101. Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Musta‘lī, 1094–1101. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé; overall: 21.6 x 55.6 cm (8 1/2 x 21 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1950.556
title: Tiraz with gold
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creation date: 1094 – 1101
creation date earliest: 1094
creation date latest: 1101
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Musta‘lī, 1094–1101
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: 21.6 x 55.6 cm (8 1/2 x 21 7/8 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
Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 26-June 6, 1991).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* 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).
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PROVENANCE
(Dr. Emil Delmar, Budapest and New York).
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RELATED WORKS
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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.
page number: p. 31
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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. 95, fig. 3.11 and P. 111, fig. 3.28; Mentioned: P. 111, 116, 215
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