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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

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.)
John L. Severance Fund 1950.552
Location: Not on view
  • (Dr. Emil Delmar, Budapest and New York).
  • 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. p. 31
  • 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).
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment of a Tiraz, Inset from a Sleeve|url=false|author=|year=1048–58|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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