The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2023

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.)

John L. Severance Fund 1950.556

Location

not on view

Provenance
(Dr. Emil Delmar, Budapest and New York).
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. p. 31
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. 95, fig. 3.11 and P. 111, fig. 3.28; Mentioned: P. 111, 116, 215
Exhibition history

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).

Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 26-June 6, 1991).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.556