The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 7, 2023

Tiraz with gold

1094 – 1101

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Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Musta‘lī, 1094–1101

Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé

Mounted: 52.1 x 74.9 cm (20 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.); overall (both pieces): 38.7 x 70.5 cm (15 1/4 x 27 3/4 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1950.555

Location

not on view

Provenance
(Dr. Emil Delmar, Budapest and New York).
Citations
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. Reproduced: P. 113, fig. 3.29; Mentioned: P. 112, 215
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.555