The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 23, 2026

Silk fragment with striped pattern

900s

Syria

plain weave variation with supplementary weft: silk
Overall: 37 x 19 cm (14 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1983.128
Location: Not on view
  • Mrs. Paul [Marguerite] Mallon [d. 1977], Paris, France
    1983–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland, OH; New Haven, CT: The Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015. Reproduced: p. 139, fig. 4.7; Mentioned: p. 136
    Mühlemann, Corinne. Complex Weaves: Technique, Text, and Cultural History of Striped Silks. Affalterbach: Didymos-Verlag, 2023. Mentioned: p. 46, n. 142
  • The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
  • {{cite web|title=Silk fragment with striped pattern|url=false|author=|year=900s|access-date=23 February 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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