Scarf (early 1900s): Art, History and Details
Scarf at the Cleveland Museum of Art: early 1900s, Silk, metal strips, linen. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Scarf (early 1900s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
An Algerian weaver used alternating red and white silk wraps and wefts (vertical and horizontal threads) to create a checkerboard pattern of deep reds, solid white, and light pink sections on this textile. The central portion is woven of a different material, potentially linen. An embroiderer used large amounts of flat metal strips to create floral designs that shimmer brightly.
Object facts
- Title: Scarf
- Date: early 1900s
- Culture: Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian weaver and embroiderer
- Type: Embroidery
- Technique: Silk, metal strips, linen
- Dimensions: Overall: 242.5 x 60.4 cm (95 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.)
- Collection: T - Islamic
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1916.1219
Collection credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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