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Collection Online as of February 23, 2026

Fragment of an Embroidery

1100s

Iran or Iraq, Seljuk period, 12th century A.D.

embroidery in silk and gold filé on mulham tabby ground
Overall: 7 x 23.5 cm (2 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1950.562
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1950
    (Dr. Emil Delmar [1876–1959], Budapest, Hungary, and New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1950–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Shepherd, Dorothy G. “Two Islamic Embroideries in Gold on ‘Mulham.’” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 40, no. 8 (1953). p. 189–191 www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment of an Embroidery|url=false|author=|year=1100s|access-date=23 February 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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