The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 7, 2023

Tiraz with guilloche bands and fringe

1100s

Egypt, Fatimid period

Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk

Overall: 55 x 17.5 cm (21 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.303

Location

not on view

Provenance
Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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. 119, fig. 3.37; Mentioned: P. 117
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.303