Composite textile (1800s): Art, History and Details
Composite textile at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1800s, Silk, dye. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Composite textile (1800s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
This large square textile is a composite, assembled from several different woven and embroidered panels and finished with a long thick fringe. These silk-embroidered pieces might have been parts of old clothing or other textiles. Stylistic assessment connects it to Greek and Macedonian traditions; such objects were made in the eastern Mediterranean for the tourist market.
Object facts
- Title: Composite textile
- Date: 1800s
- Culture: Probably Greece or Macedonia
- Type: Embroidery
- Technique: Silk, dye
- Dimensions: Average: 137.2 x 137.2 cm (54 x 54 in.)
- Collection: T - Islamic
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1916.1316
Collection credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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