Fragment (1800s): Art, History and Details
Fragment at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1800s, Silk, metal, dye. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Fragment (1800s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
This woven fragment features a pattern of eight-pointed stars in various configurations, bordered by alternating black and red vegetal forms. Its fragmentary nature makes it difficult to assess what its original size, or function may have been.
Object facts
- Title: Fragment
- Date: 1800s
- Culture: Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Moroccan weaver
- Type: Textile
- Technique: Silk, metal, dye
- Dimensions: Average: 19 x 11.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Collection: T - Islamic
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1929.110
Collection credit
Gift of H. A. Elsberg
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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