Fragment of a Tiraz (932–40): Art, History and Details

Fragment of a Tiraz (932–40) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The design consists of a broad five partite decorative band with geometric ornamentation in red, red and green, and yellow and dark blue, and a single line of Arabic text embroidered in red on the plain ecru linen cloth. This inscription, extremely damaged and fragmentary, has been deciphered only in part.

Object facts

• Title: Fragment of a Tiraz
• Date: 932–40
• Culture: Egypt, Tunah, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Qahir or al-Radi, AH 320-329 (A.D. 932-940)
• Type: Embroidery
• Technique: silk embroidery on linen tabby ground
• Dimensions: Overall: 33 x 46.4 cm (13 x 18 1/4 in.)
• Collection: Textiles
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 1932.31

Collection credit

Gift of George D. Pratt

Further reading listed by the museum

• Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.), and Ernst Kühnel. Catalogue of Dated Tiraz Fabrics: Umayyad, Abbasid, Fatimid. Washington, DC: National Pub. Co, 1952.

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