The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 25, 2025
Fez
early 1900s
Overall: 78.7 x 38.4 cm (31 x 15 1/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1224
Location: Not on view
Description
This textile is made of plain weave silk, and embroidered with dyed silk threads and flat, metal strips that pass through both layers of this cloth. The textile is reversible (save for some details on the rosettes). Its form is unusual, but resembles a hanging (note the small loops along the top edge) or doorway partition, with its three flaps suitable to let a breeze pass through. The pattern of broad rosettes is widespread across the Mediterranean in the late 19th and early 20th century.- {{cite web|title=Fez|url=false|author=|year=early 1900s|access-date=25 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1224